Mr Mohammed Mudashiru v Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Limited — 2025

This was an open preliminary hearing to decide whether the claimant's claims had been brought in time and, if not, whether time should be extended. The claimant had been dismissed on 21 February 2024, appealed, and received the appeal outcome on 19 June 2024. He notified Acas on 27 June 2024, received the Acas certificate on 16 July 2024, and presented his claim that day.

The tribunal found that the claimant had sought advice after dismissal and had been advised to wait for the internal appeal outcome before going to tribunal. The tribunal accepted that, in the circumstances, the claimant's ignorance of the specific time limit was reasonable and that he acted reasonably in waiting for the appeal process to conclude. The tribunal also noted the seven-week delay between the appeal hearing and the appeal outcome letter, during which the primary limitation period expired.

The tribunal held that it was not reasonably practicable for the claimant to present the unfair dismissal claim in time and that it was presented within a reasonable time thereafter. For the same reasons, it held that it was just and equitable to extend time for the disability discrimination, failure to make reasonable adjustments, and harassment claims. The decision was limited to jurisdiction and did not decide the merits of the claims.