Section 27N — Employment Rights Act 1996: Complaints to employment tribunal about information

Complaints to employment tribunal about information 27N 1 A worker may present a complaint to an employment tribunal that the worker’s employer has failed to comply with a requirement in section 27I (written policy) or 27J (records).

2 An employment tribunal must not consider a complaint under this section unless it is presented before the end of the period of three months beginning with the date of the failure to comply.

3 But, if the employment tribunal is satisfied that it was not reasonably practicable for a complaint to be presented before the end of the relevant period of three months, the tribunal may consider the complaint if it is presented within such further period as the tribunal considers reasonable.

4 Section 207B (extension of time limits to facilitate conciliation before institution of proceedings) applies for the purposes of subsection (2) .