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Article 1Citation and commencement#
This Order may be cited as the Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 and comes into force on 9 November 2026.
Article 2Amendment of the Employment Tribunals (Extension of Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Order 1994#
(1)The Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (Scotland) Order 1994 is amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2)In article 7(a) and (b) (time within which proceedings may be brought) for “three” substitute “six”.
Article 3Transitional provision#
(1)The amendments made by article 2 apply where—
(a)the effective date of termination of the contract giving rise to the claim occurs on or after 9 November 2026, or
(b)there is no effective date of termination and the last day on which the employee worked in the employment which has been terminated occurs on or after 9 November 2026.
(2)In this article, “the effective date of termination”—
(a)in relation to an employee whose contract of employment is terminated by notice, whether given by their employer or by the employee, means the date on which the notice expires,
(b)in relation to an employee whose contract of employment is terminated without notice, means the date on which the termination takes effect, and
(c)in relation to an employee who is employed under a limited-term contract which terminates by virtue of the limiting event without being renewed under the same contract, means the date on which the termination takes effect.
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