Need to file an Employment
Tribunal claim against your employer?

If the points below describe your situation, this is where we can help.

• You've been dismissed, forced out, or treated unfairly at work Unfair or constructive dismissal, discrimination, unpaid wages or notice, redundancy handled badly, or a whistleblowing detriment. You've decided you want to bring a claim.
• You've started — or finished — ACAS Early Conciliation You know you can't go straight to the tribunal. You've notified ACAS, or you have your Early Conciliation certificate number in hand and the clock is now running.
• The deadline is real and close Most claims must be filed within 3 months less one day of the act complained of. ACAS conciliation pauses and slightly extends it, but miss the limit and the tribunal can refuse to hear the claim at all.
• A solicitor is out of reach — but the ET1 box is intimidating Employment solicitors often want £150–£300 an hour, and there's no legal aid for most tribunal claims. You're prepared to represent yourself, but you want the written claim to be properly structured, not a rushed free-text box.
• You know what happened — you just can't see how to set it out You have the emails, the payslips, the timeline in your head. What you need is it turned into Grounds of Claim, a Schedule of Loss, and a chronology a tribunal can follow.

A lot of workplace disputes are resolved — or properly advised on — before they ever need paid document help. Try these first, depending on where you are.

Every pack is built around the specific facts of your case — what happened, the dates, the evidence you hold, and which rights you say were breached. Here's what's in a typical claim-stage pack.

• ET1 Grounds of Claim The heart of your claim — the structured narrative attached to your ET1 form. What happened, when, who did what, and which legal rights (unfair dismissal, discrimination, unlawful deductions) you say were breached. The part the tribunal reads first.
• Schedule of Loss A calculated breakdown of what you've lost — wages, notice pay, lost pension contributions, future losses, statutory awards, and injury to feelings where discrimination is involved. Tribunals expect this early, and it frames any settlement discussion.
• Chronology A dated timeline from your employment start through the key incidents, grievance, dismissal, and ACAS conciliation. Makes your account easy for a judge to follow.
• Exhibit Index Every piece of evidence — contract, payslips, emails, HR notes, SAR data — numbered, described, and ready to slot into a bundle.
• Evidence Gap note What's missing from your file and where to find it before you file. For example, a Subject Access Request (SAR) — a written request you send your employer under data protection law — forces them to hand over the personal data they hold on you: HR notes, internal emails, performance files, and meeting records. They have one month to respond, and it often surfaces the evidence that makes a claim.
• Document Usage Guide A plain-English explanation of each document — what it is, when to file it, and what happens next. So you walk into the process knowing what every piece of paper is for.

If your claim is in and the tribunal date is coming, the work shifts to getting your hearing materials right. We can prepare these as a standalone piece — you don't have to have come to us at the claim stage.

• Witness Statement Your signed, structured account of events — the evidence the tribunal relies on, taken as read or read aloud at the hearing. Ready to sign with a Statement of Truth (PDF and Word).
• Hearing Notes A structured running order for the day — your key points, the questions you want to put, and the documents to take the tribunal to. So you're not improvising under pressure (PDF and Word).
• Hearing bundle, paginated and indexed All documents in the order and format the tribunal expects — usually agreed jointly with the respondent. Properly tabbed so everyone is on the same page number.
• Updated Schedule of Loss Losses recalculated to the hearing date, including any continuing loss of earnings since you filed.

Employment Tribunal cases follow a structured process. The documents below appear in most cases — what you need depends on the type of claim and how far through the process you are.

Each form below links directly to the official GOV.UK or HMCTS page where you can download or complete it. These descriptions explain what each form is for — not whether you should file it. If you are unsure which step to take next, seek independent advice.

Online portals — submit or manage your claim directly:

These organisations and websites may provide useful guidance on employment disputes. DocketWorks does not endorse any external site — these links are for information only.