Claimant v London General Transport Services Limited (T/A Go Ahead London)

Claim was one day out of time (filed 30 August 2024 instead of 29 August 2024). Claimant failed to provide any evidence that it was not reasonably practicable to present the claim within the primary time limit. The tribunal had no basis to conclude it was not reasonably practicable and therefore had no jurisdiction to hear the claim.

Notice pay claim was one day out of time. Applying the same test as for unfair dismissal, the claimant failed to show it was not reasonably practicable to present the claim in time. The tribunal therefore had no jurisdiction to hear the claim.

Allegations dated back to 2022 and were years out of time. Claimant provided no reason for the delay either in the claim form or in advance of the hearing. Given the extreme length of delay, staleness of the claim, prejudice to the respondent (faded memories, deleted emails under 12-month retention policy), and absence of any explanation, the tribunal concluded it was not just and equitable to extend time.

Even allegations from 2023-2024 were many months out of time. The tribunal found the lack of any reason advanced for the delay to be a very weighty factor against the claimant. Despite claimant having trade union support and being able to bring an internal grievance in 2024, no explanation was given for failure to bring timely tribunal claims. Not just and equitable to extend time.