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(1)A worker may present a complaint to an employment tribunal that the worker’s employer has failed to comply with—
(a)section 27D (how tips etc must be dealt with), or
(b)section 27G (when tips etc must be dealt with),
in relation to the worker.
(2)An eligible agency worker may also present a complaint to an employment tribunal that an agent has failed to comply with the requirement to make a payment to the eligible agency worker that the agent was required to make under section 27H(4).
(3)An employment tribunal must not consider a complaint under this section unless it is presented before the end of the period of twelve months beginning with the date of the failure to comply.
(4)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 twelve months, the tribunal may consider the complaint if it is presented within such further period as the tribunal considers reasonable.
(5)If a complaint is presented under this section in respect of a series of failures to comply, the reference in subsection (3) to the date of the failure to comply is to the date of the last failure in the series.
(6)An eligible agency worker may present a complaint under subsection (2) whether or not the eligible agency worker also presents a complaint under subsection (1).
(7)Section 207B (extension of time limits to facilitate conciliation before institution of proceedings) applies for the purposes of subsection (3).]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 27K-27M and cross-heading inserted (E.W.S.) (31.7.2023 for specified purposes, 1.10.2024 in so far as not already in force) by Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (c. 13), ss. 7, 14(2); S.I. 2023/876, reg. 3(a); S.I. 2024/829, reg. 3(g)
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