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WRC deadline checker.

Workplace claims run on a strict clock. Most complaints to the Workplace Relations Commission must be lodged within six months of the issue. Enter the date it happened and see your window.

months, the standard window

months, only with reasonable cause

The date

When did it happen?

The dismissal, the deduction, the incident. If it is ongoing, use the most recent date. Nothing you enter here is stored or sent.

Your window

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The general rule, current for 2026. A small number of claims run on their own timelines. A guide, not legal advice on any individual claim.

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Worth knowing

Deadlines decide cases before the merits are heard.

Missed it? Not necessarily fatal

The window can extend to twelve months where there is reasonable cause for the delay, but that is argued, not automatic. The safe move is the early one.

Different claims, different clocks

A small number of claims run on their own timelines, and a dismissal date is not always the day you were told. Treat this page as the general rule and confirm your exact position with us.

Early cases settle better

A complaint can be lodged quickly once the facts are straight. Gather the contract, the letters and the dates, and talk to us well before the deadline rather than the week of it.

Something happened at work?

Ring us this week, not next month. If the job itself is going, the redundancy calculator puts a figure on the statutory minimum.