A tribunal can allow a discrimination claim after the normal three-month time limit if it decides doing so would be just and equitable given the circumstances. This is a discretionary exception, not a guarantee, so you should still aim to bring your claim within the normal time limit rather than relying on it. Employment tribunal time limits, claim by claim covers this in full.

In practice

An employee missed the normal time limit for a disability discrimination claim linked to a missed reasonable adjustment. The court considered whether a just and equitable extension should apply given when the adjustment should have been made.

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