BUPA Care Homes (BNH) Ltd v Cann; Spillett v Tesco Stores Ltd [2006] IRLR 248 EAT
Reports relating to this case:
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Tribunal practice and procedure: Discretion to extend time unaffected by statutory grievance procedure
- Date:
- 23 June 2006
In BUPA Care Homes (BHN) Ltd v Cann; Spillett v Tesco Stores Ltd [2006] IRLR 248 EAT the Employment Appeal Tribunal holds that an employment tribunal may exercise its discretion to hear a discrimination complaint where the step-one grievance was submitted more than four months after the act of discrimination complained of.
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Case round-up
- Date:
- 1 April 2006
Joe Glavina, of Addleshaw Goddard outlines the latest legal rulings and explains what you need to do to avoid tribunals.
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Discretion on time limits not restricted
- Date:
- 1 April 2006
In the joined cases of BUPA Care Homes (BHN) Ltd v Cann and Spillett v Tesco plc (22 February 2006), the EAT clarifies an important point of interpretation and holds that the tribunal's power to extend the time limit for submitting a claim of discrimination is not restricted by the time limit relating to the statutory grievance procedures.
