DebateGeneral CommitteeTuesday, 23 June 202616:30

Second Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026

Parliamentary debate

Parliament will debate two draft statutory instruments that amend employment tribunal rules on time limits for bringing claims. The regulations extend certain procedural deadlines and make technical amendments to jurisdiction rules in England and Wales. This is a technical update to employment law, debated in committee rather than on the main floor.

These regulations affect workers and employers across the UK by changing the practical rules for how long someone has to lodge an employment tribunal claim. The changes could expand access to justice for workers with discrimination, unfair dismissal, or wage disputes, or conversely may impose stricter deadlines depending on the specific amendments. The impact depends on how the time limits are altered—extending them helps claimants, tightening them benefits employers.

MPs most likely to speak

Sir Stephen TimmsLabour Party

East Ham

Andrew WesternLabour Party

Stretford and Urmston

Dan TomlinsonLabour Party

Chipping Barnet

James MurrayLabour and Co-operative Party

Ealing North

Chris BryantLabour Party

Rhondda and Ogmore

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