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Employment Claims Act 2016 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Employment Claims
14. No division of claim
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A claim cannot be split into separate tribunal cases if the only reason is to bring the amount in each case within what a tribunal can hear.
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A claim cannot be divided and pursued in separate proceedings before a tribunal if the only reason for doing so is to bring the total amount alleged to be payable in each of those proceedings within the jurisdiction of a tribunal.
claim
Defined · s 2
“claim” means a claim lodged with a tribunal, and includes a counterclaim lodged with a tribunal;