Mr S Cheetham v Sheffield City Council and Unite the Union

Case Number: 1804904/2023

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant Respondent Mr Stephen Cheetham v (1) Sheffield City Council (2) Unite the Union Heard at: Sheffield (by video link – Kinly Cloud) On: Wednesday 27 March 2024 Before: Employment Judge James Representation For the Claimant: Mr J Ashford, lay representative For the First Respondent: Mr L Williams, solicitor For the second Respondent: Ms van den Berg, counsel

JUDGMENT (1) The claims against both respondents were not submitted in time (s.123 Equality Act 2010). The tribunal does not therefore have jurisdiction to deal with them and they are dismissed.

REASONS The issues

1. The agreed issue which the tribunal had to determine is whether the claims were submitted within the time limit in section 123 of the Equality Act 2010? The Tribunal will decide: 1.1. Was Acas Early Conciliation commenced within three months of the act to which the complaint relates? 1.2. If applicable, was the claim made to the Tribunal within three months (plus early conciliation extension...