Hi, does anyone know if limitation can be voided when taking a case to an industrial tribunal as per the above circumstances? Or would this only apply when bringing a case in court for defamation? I'm a bit confused hear and don't really know which way to proceed if at all. Thanks.

There was only one guy who made written statements saying that i had bullied and harrased him. He is the one that is now saying he told lies (verbally, infront of my friend). What do you mean by limitation being void?

thanks paul. there were no other statements from other people alleging that i had bullied them only from the one guy. they did have the policy you mentioned and the offence is classed as gross misconduct. if i couldn't take this to an employment tribunal would i be able to take any other course of legal action ? also, would i need written proof of my colleagues lies or would it be sufficient that he admitted his lies in front of a witness?

Thanks for your replies Paul. My ex employer didn't have any evidence against me and that's why they chose to go down the 'balance of probability' route. During my appeal they even admitted that things didn't 'stack up' but dismissed me anyway. I don't know what could be construed as reasonable cause by them to believe that the allegations were true.

Thank you for replying. I will ring them tomorrow but I really haven't got much hope left in me to be honest.

I was sacked over 2 years ago from my job after working for them for 25 years. This was due to another employee making false allegations that I had bullied him. There was no evidence whatsoever and on the balance of probability they took his word over mine. I went through all the correct procedures of appealing with my employer and got nowhere. About 6 months ago the person who made the allegations approached me in the street and begged my forgiveness for what he had done and said that he had been persuaded to do this by my ex partner (which I suspected all along and who also happened to work for the ETS!!! and why I didn't make a claim via them). He said that he would put this in writing but he didn't. I was with a friend at the time who overheard everything. Can anyone advise me if there is anything I can do about this ? I really just want to clear my name. I have been to hell and back over this and been unable to work since. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. :evil: :evil: :evil: