File your ET1 yourself. We compile it. You keep 100% of any award.

Solicitors charge £5,000–£25,000 to handle an employment tribunal claim — often 25–40% of your award on top.

Employment Tribunal — ET1 Form Builder

File your ET1 yourself.

We compile it. You keep 100% of any award.

We charge £349 flat for your ET1, ET3 response guide, schedule of loss and case timeline. No percentage. No subscription.

One payment. 14-day refund guarantee. Upgrade to Full Case for £199 extra at any time.

Free — no sign-up needed

See what you could be owed.

The statutory formula employment tribunals use. No card, no email. Your figure appears as you type.

Everything you need to file and run your case.

ET Build covers the ET1 and your core case documents. If you want the full witness statement and subject access request too, upgrade to Full Case — or start here and upgrade for £199 extra any time.

All 17 sections compiled from your answers. Covers unfair dismissal, discrimination, constructive dismissal and unpaid wages.

Your exact losses calculated from your figures — lost earnings, notice pay, pension, injury to feelings.

A structured chronology of key dates and events, formatted as the tribunal expects to see it.

Reads letters from the other side, explains what they mean and drafts your responses throughout the case.

Watches the tribunal clock. Tells you what is due and when so nothing gets missed.

Step-by-step guidance on submitting your ET1 directly to the Employment Tribunal Service.

The tribunal is built for people without solicitors.

The ET1 form has 17 sections. Box 8.2 alone — the details of your claim — is where most self-represented claimants undermine themselves. It needs to be specific, evidence-based and legally framed.

We handle that section and every other. You review, edit and file. You are the claimant — we are the tools.

Answer the questions

Plain English. No legal jargon. 45 to 90 minutes at your own pace. Come back any time.

Review your ET1 and documents

Your claim form and supporting documents ready to download. Edit anything before you finalise.

File with the tribunal

You file directly, in your name. We show you exactly how, step by step.

Real cases. No lawyers.

Age discrimination · Manchester

Constructive dismissal · Birmingham

From customer feedback and representative user experiences. Surnames shortened where requested. Individual outcomes vary.

“I built it for the person I was — kitchen table, 1am, cold cup of tea, staring at a letter from a solicitor and not knowing where to begin.”

I went through my own employment tribunal. I started with a solicitor; then the bills came and I had no income. So I stopped — and what followed was one of the loneliest things I have ever done. Reading case law at 3am, filling in forms that assumed I already knew the answers.

I had also represented myself in the small claims court (filmed for BBC One’s

The Sheriffs Are Coming

) and through my own divorce without a solicitor. The system is navigable. Start My Claim is what I wish had existed.

Paul Keene — Founder, Start My Claim

A fraction of what a solicitor costs.

Solicitors charge £5,000–£25,000 plus VAT. We charge a flat fee. You keep everything.

No subscription. 14-day refund guarantee. Upgrade to Full Case for £199 extra any time.

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adds witness statement, SAR letter and costs warning letter.

Three months minus one day.

That is your window from dismissal to filing your ET1. Start today.

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