Case 3312968/2023 · Employment Tribunal

Miss G Faulkner v The Governing Body of Giles Junior School; and and 1 other — 2024

Case reference: 3312968/2023
Decision date: 2 December 2024
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge M Warren Representation

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

3 named

Claimant

Miss G Faulkner

Respondents

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

This was a case management preliminary hearing on the issue of time limits. Miss Faulkner had been employed by the Governing Body of Giles Junior School as a Learning Mentor from 21 January 2016 until 21 July 2023. She presented proceedings on 3 November 2023 after Early Conciliation ran from 25 September 2023 to 27 September 2023.

The respondents said the claims were out of time. The tribunal considered the effect of Early Conciliation under section 207A and section 207B of the Employment Rights Act 1996, and relied on Luton Borough Council v Haque. It held that the three-month limitation period, calculated from the termination date, expired on 20 October 2023, that the two-day Early Conciliation period extended time to 22 October 2023, and that section 207B(4) then added a further month because the Day B certificate fell within one month of expiry.

On that basis, the limitation date became 22 November 2023. Because the ET1 was issued on 3 November 2023, the tribunal found that the claims were in time. The judgment records that the unfair dismissal, disability discrimination, redundancy payment and notice pay claims were therefore within jurisdiction. No merits findings or remedy awards were made at this hearing.

Claims and outcomes

4 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	The tribunal did not decide the merits of the dismissal claim. It held that the claim was in time and that it had jurisdiction to consider it.	Other	—	—
Disability discrimination	The tribunal did not decide the merits of the disability discrimination claim. It held that the claim was in time and that it had jurisdiction to consider it.	Other	Disability	—
Redundancy	The tribunal did not decide the merits of the redundancy payment claim. It held that the claim was in time and that it had jurisdiction to consider it.	Other	—	—
Breach of contract	This entry reflects the notice pay claim referred to in the judgment. The tribunal did not decide the merits of that claim, only that it was in time and within its jurisdiction.	Other	—	—

Legal tests applied

4 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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