Employment: Discrimination

(asked on 18th August 2021) - View Source

Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the legal deadlines for individuals making employment discrimination claims.


Answered by
Kemi Badenoch Portrait
Kemi Badenoch
President of the Board of Trade
This question was answered on 10th September 2021

Individuals who experience discrimination in the workplace can access justice through an Employment Tribunal, under the Equality Act 2010. While the time limit for bringing a claim is three months from the last incident, tribunals have the discretion to provide extensions where they consider it ‘just and equitable’ to do so.

The Government Equalities Office consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace recently considered the impact of the three month time limit where it applies to Equality Act based cases. In our July 2021 response to that consultation, we committed to keeping the extension of the 3 month limit under review.

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