Introduction
When you receive a claim for general protections, you may want to challenge the application. To do this, you need to tell us why you object to the claim.
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Common reasons you may object
You may object if you believe the employee is not eligible to claim general protections. This is sometimes called a ‘jurisdictional objection’. You can only object for specific legal reasons about our powers to resolve the dispute. For example, if:
- the employee is not protected by law
- the employee applied more than 21 days after the dismissal took effect
The employee may also not be eligible if you did not dismiss them. This could be because:
- they are still employed
- they resigned from their position
- their fixed-term contract expired
- they were a contractor, not an employee.
How to object
If you are the employer named in the application, we will ask you to complete the response form. Include your objection in this response form. You should also indicate if you are willing to participate in a conference even though you have raised an objection.