In person For the v Respondent — 2026

Mr Aderemi Olatunji Adebosin was dismissed by Richan Care Limited on 13 March 2025. The primary limitation period for his unfair dismissal complaint expired on 12 June 2025. He contacted ACAS on 12 August 2025, received the Early Conciliation certificate on 13 August 2025, and presented his ET1 on 11 September 2025. Early Conciliation did not extend the time limit because ACAS had not been contacted before the primary limitation period expired.

The Tribunal accepted that Mr Adebosin experienced genuine stress connected with his immigration position and financial and family responsibilities, and that he was prescribed sertraline for a period in mid-2025. It nevertheless found that these circumstances did not make timely presentation not reasonably practicable. During the relevant period he had pursued an internal appeal, explored alternative employment, contacted a lawyer, and conducted research. The immigration uncertainty on which he principally relied did not crystallise until after the limitation period had expired, and the Tribunal was not satisfied that any medical condition or other circumstance prevented him from presenting the complaint in time.

The Tribunal further found that, even if timely presentation had not been reasonably practicable, the complaint was not presented within a reasonable further period. Mr Adebosin waited almost one month after receiving the ACAS certificate and did not provide a sufficiently cogent explanation for that interval. The Tribunal therefore held that it lacked jurisdiction and dismissed the unfair dismissal complaint without determining its substantive merits. No remedy was awarded.