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When must an employee complain about unpaid protective award remuneration?

Six months for relevant events on or after October 1, 2026; saved three-month period for earlier relevant events. Present the separate nonpayment complaint. The protective award and its later remuneration nonpayment have distinct limitation events. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension.

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Period
Six months for relevant events on or after October 1, 2026; saved three-month period for earlier relevant events
Trigger
Day or last day in respect of which nonpayment is complained of
Rule
Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, section 192(1), (2), (2A) and section 292A
Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, section 192(1), (2), (2A) and section 292A

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, section 192(1), (2), (2A) and section 292A. The retained source governs present the separate nonpayment complaint. The protective award and its later remuneration nonpayment have distinct limitation events. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension.

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The protective award and its later remuneration nonpayment have distinct limitation events. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension. The ordinary period begins with the statutory event. Calendar months are not fixed multiples of thirty days. No automatic weekend or court-office extension is established here. The actual day or last day in respect of which nonpayment is complained of and required completion must be established before using a final date.

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, section 192(1), (2), (2A) and section 292A

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When must an employee complain about unpaid protective award remuneration?

Six months for relevant events on or after October 1, 2026; saved three-month period for earlier relevant events. Present the separate nonpayment complaint. The protective award and its later remuneration nonpayment have distinct limitation events. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension.

Responsible actor. Employee entitled to remuneration under a protective award.

Day or last day in respect of which nonpayment is complained of.

The protective award and its later remuneration nonpayment have distinct limitation events. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension.

The protective award and its later remuneration nonpayment have distinct limitation events. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension.

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, section 192(1), (2), (2A) and section 292A

How does this provision count time?

  1. Present the separate nonpayment complaint.
  2. The ordinary period begins with the statutory event. Calendar months are not fixed multiples of thirty days. No automatic weekend or court-office extension is established here.
  3. The protective award and its later remuneration nonpayment have distinct limitation events. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension.

The ordinary period begins with the statutory event. Calendar months are not fixed multiples of thirty days. No automatic weekend or court-office extension is established here.

The ordinary period begins with the statutory event. Calendar months are not fixed multiples of thirty days. No automatic weekend or court-office extension is established here. The protective award and its later remuneration nonpayment have distinct limitation events. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension.

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, section 192(1), (2), (2A) and section 292A

Which facts prevent one automatic date?

The protective award and its later remuneration nonpayment have distinct limitation events. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension. The ordinary period begins with the statutory event. Calendar months are not fixed multiples of thirty days. No automatic weekend or court-office extension is established here. The actual day or last day in respect of which nonpayment is complained of and required completion must be established before using a final date.

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The employee entitled to remuneration under a protective award has established the applicable procedure and day or last day in respect of which nonpayment is complained of. The protective award and its later remuneration nonpayment have distinct limitation events. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension. Present the separate nonpayment complaint. Six months for relevant events on or after October 1, 2026; saved three-month period for earlier relevant events. No computed final date is supplied.

A proposed completion raises a nonbusiness-day or time-boundary question for present the separate nonpayment complaint. The ordinary period begins with the statutory event. Calendar months are not fixed multiples of thirty days. No automatic weekend or court-office extension is established here. Resolve this boundary under the identified provision and actual completion route. The ordinary period begins with the statutory event. Calendar months are not fixed multiples of thirty days. No automatic weekend or court-office extension is established here.

The event occurs before October 1, 2026 but the claim is considered after that date. The protective award and its later remuneration nonpayment have distinct limitation events. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension. The protective award and its later remuneration nonpayment have distinct limitation events. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension. No automatic final date follows from this scenario.

Which conditions and exceptions apply?

Applicable procedure and actual event
The protective award and its later remuneration nonpayment have distinct limitation events. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension.
Counting and completion boundary
The ordinary period begins with the statutory event. Calendar months are not fixed multiples of thirty days. No automatic weekend or court-office extension is established here.
Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, section 192(1), (2), (2A) and section 292A
  • The protective award and its later remuneration nonpayment have distinct limitation events. Establish the actual SI 2026/954 relevant event, ACAS adjustment and any granted extension.
  • Employee entitled to remuneration under a protective award. Day or last day in respect of which nonpayment is complained of. Present the separate nonpayment complaint. The ordinary period begins with the statutory event. Calendar months are not fixed multiples of thirty days. No automatic weekend or court-office extension is established here.

What must the responsible actor complete?

Questions about this procedure

When must an employee complain about unpaid protective award remuneration?

Does the protective award date start this complaint period?

Section 192(2) uses the relevant remuneration day or last such day, not the award date.

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, section 192(1), (2), (2A) and section 292A

Did every live case become six months on October 1, 2026?

No. Regulation 4 saves the earlier law where the specified relevant date predates commencement.

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, section 192(1), (2), (2A) and section 292A

Can ACAS affect the ordinary end?

The applicable early conciliation adjustment must be established from actual statutory Day A and Day B facts.

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, section 192(1), (2), (2A) and section 292A

Is a late complaint automatically admitted?

No. The statutory not-reasonably-practicable extension requires its conditions and an actual tribunal determination.

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, section 192(1), (2), (2A) and section 292A

Are six months the same as 180 days?

No. The statute uses calendar months beginning with the relevant event.

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, section 192(1), (2), (2A) and section 292A

Does this guide give a final filing date from one date alone?

No. Transition, conciliation, eligibility and any actual extension require review.

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, section 192(1), (2), (2A) and section 292A

Official sources and review

Provisions used (3)
Provisions used in this guide
ProvisionPurpose
Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, section 192(1), (2), (2A) and section 292ACheck the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
Employment Rights Act 2025, section 152 and Schedule 12 paragraph 2Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
The Employment Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, regulations 3 and 4, Schedule table 1Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
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