John Lewis plc

Case Summary

The claimant was dismissed on 8 March 2024 and appealed unsuccessfully on 28 March 2024. She presented her ET1 claim form on 28 April 2025, approximately eight months after the primary time limit had expired. The tribunal found that all claims (wrongful dismissal, direct discrimination on grounds of race and/or belief, harassment, and indirect discrimination) were brought out of time and accordingly dismissed them for lack of jurisdiction.

The claim form was presented on 28 April 2025, approximately eight months after the primary time limit for bringing the claims had expired. The tribunal did not extend time for the discrimination and harassment claims, finding it was not just and equitable to do so.

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• •Whether claims were brought outside the three-month time limit under the Equality Act 2010
• •Whether it was just and equitable to extend time for discrimination and harassment claims
• •Whether it was not reasonably practicable to bring wrongful dismissal claim in time
• •Interpretation and application of time limit provisions in section 123(1)(b) of the Equality Act 2010

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