Case 6016898/2024 · Employment Tribunal
- IN PERSON FOR THE v - Ms a Crabb Preliminary Hearing — 2025
- Case reference
- 6016898/2024
- Decision date
- 25 July 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Self
Parties
2 namedClaimant
- IN PERSON FOR THE
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe claimant brought a single unfair dismissal claim on 31 October 2024. The tribunal accepted that the effective date of termination was 13 June 2024, so the primary time limit expired on 12 September 2024 subject to ACAS Early Conciliation. The ACAS period ran from 19 July 2024 to 30 August 2024, and the tribunal concluded that the claim was nevertheless presented one week out of time.
Applying the reasonable practicability test, and referring to Lowri Beck Services Ltd v Brophy, the tribunal considered whether it had been reasonably practicable to present the claim in time and, if not, whether it was presented within a reasonable period afterwards. The claimant said he travelled to Burkina Faso on or around 4 September 2024 to see his seriously ill father, that he was involved in a road traffic accident on 10 October 2024, and that he returned to the UK on 25 October 2024 before presenting the claim six days later.
The tribunal found there were two periods when the claim could have been submitted online: after 30 August 2024 and before 4 September 2024, and again between 11 October 2024 and 25 October 2024 while he was staying with his brother, who had wi-fi. It accepted that the claimant had injuries and had been hospitalised overnight, but found no evidence that his condition during the relevant period was sufficiently serious to prevent online presentation. It also noted that before leaving for Burkina Faso he knew there was at least a possibility that the limitation period, as he understood it, would expire before his return.
The tribunal therefore held that it was reasonably practicable for the claim to have been submitted in time and dismissed the unfair dismissal claim as presented out of time. No remedy was awarded.
Claims and outcomes
1 finding recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | Dismissed as presented out of time; the tribunal held it was reasonably practicable to present the claim within time. | Dismissed | — | — |
Legal tests applied
4 references- Lowri Beck Services Ltd v Brophy
- reasonable practicability test
- s207B(3)
- s207B(4)
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