Statutory rights are subject to time limits
within which a complaint must be brought to an employment tribunal. The time limits applicable to pay-related claims are set out below.
| Nature of complaint |
Time limit for bringing claim |
| Failure to provide itemised pay statement, or provision of an inaccurate statement |
Within three months beginning with the date the employment ceased (s.11(4) of the Employment Rights Act 1996)1 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages |
Within three months beginning with the date of the deduction or, where there is a series of deductions, the date of the last deduction (s.23(2) and (3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996)1 |
| Failure to pay guarantee pay |
Within three months of the date for which the guarantee payment is claimed (s.34(2) of the Employment Rights Act 1996)1 |
1 Or within
such further period as the tribunal considers reasonable in a case where it is
satisfied that this was not reasonably practicable. |
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