Miss L Doherty v We Pay [1] Terncove Limited [2] — 2020

At a public preliminary hearing by telephone on 5 October 2020, Employment Judge S Shore considered Miss L Doherty's claims of unfair dismissal and pregnancy and maternity discrimination against We Pay and Terncove Limited. The judgment records an effective date of termination of 31 October 2019 for the unfair dismissal claim and finds that the unfair dismissal claim was not presented within the three-month limit plus the early conciliation extension. The tribunal further held that it was reasonably practicable for that claim to have been presented in time.

For the pregnancy and maternity discrimination claim, the tribunal found that it was not presented within three months of the act complained of and that it was not just and equitable to extend time. The tribunal therefore held that it had no jurisdiction to hear either claim and struck both claims out in their entirety against both respondents.