If we receive your claim outside the time limit, the tribunal will only be able to consider it in a narrow range of circumstances. Please note what is said above about the impact on time limits of not including a fee or remission application with your claim. Unfair dismissal (type B fee) In general to claim unfair dismissal you must have worked continuously for the respondent for at least two years. However, in some circumstances in which unfair dismissal is claimed no minimum qualifying service is required. These include dismissals where the main reason for the dismissal is claimed to be: •taking part or proposing to take part in the activities of a union or making use of union services •joining a union or choosing not to join one •being involved in health and safety activities either as an employer’s health and safety ‘officer’ or a worker’s representative •taking part in activities as a pension scheme trustee •being, or proposing to become, an ‘employee representative’ •being a shop worker or a betting worker who refuses to work on a Sunday •using certain rights covered by the Working Time Regulations •being dismissed for pregnancy or a pregnancy related reason •being dismissed for the assertion of a statutory right •being dismissed for making a protected disclosure