Everything You Need to Know About Your Employment Tribunal Claim
Free guides, calculators, templates and legal explanations — written for people who are taking on their employer without a solicitor.
Five quick questions — find out whether you have grounds to bring a claim and what to do next.
ET1 Deadline Checker
Enter your dismissal date — get your exact ET1 filing deadline and a live countdown.
What to Do If You've Been Dismissed
The first steps to take — what to save, who to notify, and what not to do.
The Employment Tribunal Process, Step by Step
From dismissal to judgment — a plain-English walkthrough of the full journey.
ACAS Early Conciliation Explained
Mandatory before you can file an ET1. What it is, how it works, and how it affects your deadline.
Time Limits for Employment Tribunal Claims
Missing the deadline is the most common reason valid claims fail. Understand the rules here.
Do I Need a Solicitor?
Honest answer to the question most people ask first — and what your options actually are.
ET1 Claim Form — Complete Guide
What every section of the ET1 means, common mistakes, and how to avoid them.
How Long Does an Employment Tribunal Take?
Realistic timelines from filing to hearing — and what causes delays.
What Happens at a Tribunal Hearing
Arrival, who sits where, giving evidence, breaks, and when you get the judgment.
Case Studies — Real Outcomes
Four anonymised cases: unfair dismissal, constructive dismissal, disability discrimination, unfair redundancy.
ET3 — Understanding Your Employer's Response
What an ET3 is, the 28-day deadline, the four main defences, and the five potentially fair reasons.
Employment Law Updates
Running log of UK employment law changes — legislation, statutory figures, rule changes, and notable cases.
Employment Rights Act 2025 — What Changes When
Full timeline of ERA 2025 provisions — what is already in force and what is still to come.
Unfair Dismissal — 30 Questions Answered
Qualifying period, compensation, ACAS Code, Polkey reduction, and everything else you need to know.
Discrimination Claims — 25 Questions Answered
Protected characteristics, burden of proof, Vento bands, time limits, and compensation.
The most common claim type. Who qualifies, what the test is, and what you can recover.
Constructive Dismissal
If you were forced to resign — the legal test and how these claims work in practice.
Different from unfair dismissal. Applies where your contract was breached on termination.
Your entitlements on redundancy — statutory pay, consultation rights, and when it becomes unfair.
Protected under the Equality Act. What counts, what doesn't, and how to prove it.
Disability Discrimination
Includes reasonable adjustments, dismissal, and failure to make accommodations.
Direct, indirect, and harassment-based race claims at employment tribunal.
Pregnancy & Maternity
Automatic protection during pregnancy and maternity leave — no qualifying period required.
What constitutes a claim, who's liable, and compensation available including injury to feelings.
Whistleblowing (Protected Disclosure)
Making a protected disclosure — qualifying disclosures, automatic unfair dismissal, no service requirement.
Resigned? You May Still Have a Claim
Constructive dismissal, forced resignations, and other routes after leaving.
Employed Less Than 2 Years?
The qualifying period doesn't apply to every claim. Find out when you're still protected.
Whether a performance improvement plan dismissal was fair — and what to look for.
Dismissed for Sickness Absence
Long-term illness, capability dismissals, and when they tip into disability discrimination.
Your exact filing deadline based on your dismissal date, with Acas conciliation accounted for.
Redundancy Pay Calculator
Calculate your statutory redundancy entitlement based on age, pay, and years of service.
Employment Tribunal Compensation Guide
What you can claim, what the caps are, and how tribunals calculate awards.
Injury to Feelings — Vento Bands
The three bands used to calculate compensation for discrimination. Current 2026/27 figures.
Schedule of Loss Explained
What goes into a schedule of loss, how to calculate past and future losses, and Polkey reductions.
Chances of Winning — Realistic Assessment
What the statistics say, what makes a strong claim, and how to assess yours honestly.
Employment Tribunal Costs
When costs are awarded, Wasted Costs Orders, and the risk of a costs warning letter.
Basic Award vs Compensatory Award
Two separate heads of loss in unfair dismissal — how each is calculated.
Employment Tribunal Statistics
Win rates by claim type, average awards, waiting times, and year-on-year trends.
Settlement Value Calculator
Estimate what your claim might settle for at ACAS — and what a tribunal might award.
Grievance Letter Template
A formal grievance to your employer — preserves your rights and creates a paper trail.
Constructive Dismissal Resignation Letter
How to resign in a way that preserves your constructive dismissal claim.
Appeal a Dismissal Letter
Formal letter appealing against your dismissal — required before many tribunal claims.
Subject Access Request to Employer
Get your personal data from your employer under GDPR — emails, files, performance records.
Postponement Letter — Employment Tribunal
How to apply to postpone a hearing — wording, grounds, and what tribunals accept.
Without Prejudice Offer Letter
Making or responding to a settlement offer — what to say, what to avoid.
Received a Settlement Agreement? What to Do
Your rights when offered a settlement — independent advice, negotiation, and what clauses to watch.
Employment Law A–Z Glossary
Plain-English definitions of every term you'll encounter — ACAS to without prejudice.
The three-part test for fair dismissal following a misconduct allegation.
When a tribunal can reduce your compensation even if dismissal was procedurally unfair.
The compensation bands for injury to feelings in discrimination cases — current figures.
Protected Characteristics
The nine characteristics protected under the Equality Act 2010.
What happens at a remedy hearing after liability is found.
When a tribunal can strike out a claim or response — and how to resist it.
BHS v Burchell [1978]
The case that established the misconduct dismissal test. Every employer cites it.
Polkey v AE Dayton Services [1988]
House of Lords case establishing that procedural failures don't always invalidate dismissal.
Iceland Frozen Foods v Jones [1983]
Established the band of reasonable responses test for unfair dismissal.
Vento Bands — Full Case Law History
How the bands were set and updated over time.
Everything You Need to Know About Your Employment Tribunal Claim
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