In Towergate London Market Ltd v Harris the Court of Appeal has held, by a majority, that Reg 15(2) of the Employment Act 2002 (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004 entitled a claimant to a three-month time extension in respect of the lodging of her unfair dismissal claim, since she had reasonable grounds to believe that a dismissal procedure was ongoing upon the expiry of the original time limit. The Court reached this conclusion despite the fact that the claimant had not appealed internally against her dismissal under any formal process, but rather had raised a post-employment ‘grievance’ with her employer.
