Effective date of termination (EDT)
Plain-English definitions for England and Wales. General information, not legal advice. Laws and figures change - always check the current position on GOV.UK.
Effective date of termination (EDT) The date your employment legally ends - normally your last day of employment or the day notice expires. It is the usual trigger date for the unfair dismissal time limit and for calculating length of service.
Also known as: EDT
Related terms
- Time limit (limitation period)
- The deadline for bringing a claim. For most employment tribunal claims it is 3 months less 1 day from the event you are complaining about, and you must notify ACAS to start Early Conciliation within that window. Statutory redundancy pay and equal pay claims have a 6-month limit.
- Continuous employment (qualifying period)
- The length of unbroken service with an employer. Many rights depend on it - for example you currently need 2 years' continuous service for ordinary unfair dismissal and statutory redundancy pay.
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