Employment tribunal time limits – content pattern

How to write about time limits for making a claim to an employment tribunal.

When to use this pattern

Use this pattern when you need to write about how long someone has to make a claim to an employment tribunal.

The pattern

you have 3 months minus 1 day [for example, from the date the problem at work happened]

Example

There are strict time limits for making a claim to an employment tribunal. In most cases, you have 3 months minus 1 day from the date the problem at work happened.

Find out more about employment tribunal time limits

Things to remember

Do not use '3 months less 1 day', 'within 3 months', or 'within 3 months minus 1 day'.

You can adapt the wording when you're talking about a specific problem at work. For example, the time limit for claims about statutory redundancy pay or equal pay is 6 months minus 1 day.

Always link to the employment tribunal time limits advice in website content.

Use this pattern alongside the content pattern for making a claim to an employment tribunal.