What's the time limit for raising a personal grievance?

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If you want to raise a personal grievance with your employer under the Employment Relations Act 2000, you have 90 days to raise it after the action that led to the personal grievance, or when you became aware of the action – whichever is later.
You can only raise a personal grievance after the 90-day limit if your boss agrees or the Employment Relations Authority allows it. The Authority will only allow it if there are exceptional circumstances and it would be 'just' to allow it.
If you're not satisfied with your employer's response nor mediation and you want to take your case to the Employment Relations Authority, you have to do it within three years of raising your grievance with your employer.
If you want to complain under the Human Rights Act 1993, you have 12 months after the incident to make a complaint to the Human Rights Commission.
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