Beware of Good Advice

When involved with an employment situation which may be discrinatory toward you, take careful note of the date when the action which commences this situation happens.

Good advice and best practice in such situations is to do everything in your power to resolve the situation. However, your enthusiasm for resolving the situation may not be reciprocated by your employer.

If you are in a situation of seeking recruitment to a job, take even greater note of the date on which you percieve discrimination to first take place. There is only limited direction in recruitment situations and, although there is supposed to be an emphasis on disability and recruitment, the reality is that you have very limited rights indeed.

The date on which discrimination occurs is exremely important because it starts the clock ticking on when you need to submit an application to an Employment Tribunal should you decide to go down this route. It is very important to make your application in plenty of time - earlier if possible but certainly not late.

Getting an Employment Tribunal in early will save you considerable stress at a later date.

Be certain that the date you are using is the earliest possible date. Employers, especially if they happen to be a cash-rich employer such as a public body and can therefore afford to spend our hard earned money on high-flying legal types, will do everything in their power to frustrate your legitimate claim. Getting your dates wrong can result in a claim of timebar against your application.

While following best advice and best practice is all very laudible, you can be sure that your employer will be more interested in getting off the hook.

So make your Employment Tribunal claims in plenty of time.