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Forms & Guidance
Information you need to know before making a claim to an Employment Tribunal or responding to a claim against you.
If you are making a claim, check the Jurisdiction list to confirm you have grounds to make a claim.
If you would like a copy of this booklet in Braille, large print or on disc please contact a Tribunal office, or the Employment Tribunals Public Enquiry Line on 0845 795 9775
Please note the following when completing the claim or response form:
- To be able to use the downloadable Employment Tribunals forms you must have the latest version of Adobe Reader installed on your computer. You can download the latest version of Adobe Reader free of charge
- Mac Users will need to disable ‘Preview’ for handling PDF documents.
- The form does not require a date or signature when being submitted via the submit form button
- Blank pages at the back of the form can be used if more space is required
- Ensure that the disclaimer at Section 11 is ticked Use the highlight Fields button to show any errors or omissions if prompted
Important
Important changes to the Employment Tribunal's Rules of Procedure which affect how you should make and respond to a claim, came into effect on 6 April 2009. For a transitional period two claim and response forms will be available.
For this transitional period it will be important to ensure that you complete the correct claim and response form
In general if the old rules apply to a claim then the old form should be used. Where the new rules apply the new form should be used.
For more detailed information on which rules apply (and cut off dates), go to BIS | Business Innovation & Skills
Claim (ET1) forms & guidance (Which forms to use)
- If the old rules apply please read the Guide to making a claim to an Employment Tribunal
(192kb, Adobe PDF)
Also available in Braille, audio, large print and on disk - If the new rules apply please read the new version of the Guide to making an Employment Tribunal Claim (1641kb, Adobe PDF)
Also available in Braille, audio, large print and on disk - If you wish to submit a claim and the old rules apply use the Downloadable PDF version of the old ET1 claim form (474kb Adobe PDF)
- If you wish to submit claim and the new rules apply use the Downloadable PDF version of the new ET1 claim form (833kb, Adobe PDF)
If you wish to submit more than 28 claimants please read the guidance page for more information. See 'Using the downloadable PDF forms for help'
Information for England and Wales based Claimants
If someone is advising or representing you in relation to your claim, they must, unless they are a practising solicitor or barrister, be authorised to do so, wherever they are based (including Scotland, the Channel Islands and all of Europe) Trade Union officials, Citizens' Advice Bureau advisors or a personal friend helping you present your claim may be exempted from these requirements. However, to check your representatives status, and for more information, telephone 0845 450 6858 or go to www.claimsregulation.gov.uk
Response (ET3) forms & guidance (Which forms to use)
- If the old rules apply please read the Guide to responding to a claim to an Employment Tribunal (150kb, Adobe PDF)
- If the new rules apply please read the new version of the Guide to responding to a claim to an Employment Tribunal (144kb, Adobe PDF). Also available in Braille, audio, large print and on disk.
- If the old rules apply to the claim made against you please use the old response form
(Downloadable PDF version of the old ET3 response form (281kb, Adobe PDF)
- If the new rules apply to the claim made against you please use the new response form downloadable PDF version of the new ET3 response form (1.4mb, Adobe PDF)
See 'Using the downloadable PDF forms' for help
