For employees in England, Wales and Scotland
Something has gone wrong at work. Take it one step at a time.
Free tools to work out your tribunal deadline, check which rights may apply to you, and write a grievance letter in your own words. Nothing you type here leaves your browser.
The law has changed
Since 1 October 2026
Six months to start most claims
The time limit for unfair dismissal, discrimination, unpaid wages and more went from three months to six. It is not backdated: anything before 1 October 2026 keeps three months.
Work out your deadlineFrom 30 October 2026
Stronger harassment duties
Employers must take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment, including by customers and other third parties.
Read the guideFrom 1 January 2027
Unfair dismissal after six months
Protection from unfair dismissal after six months' service instead of two years, where your job ends on or after 1 January 2027.
Check if you are protectedFree tools
Tribunal deadline calculator
Applies the old and new limits by date, and adds the time spent in ACAS early conciliation.
Am I protected?
Three questions about your job. Shows which rights may apply, based on the published rules.
Grievance letter
Build a clear, formal grievance from your own facts, ready to copy, print or save.
Step-by-step guides
- Raising a grievance · How to put a complaint about work in writing, what your employer should do, and how to keep a record.
- Disciplinary and investigation meetings · What should happen if you are investigated, suspended, or called to a disciplinary hearing.
- Bringing someone to a meeting · Who you can bring to a disciplinary or grievance hearing, and what they can do there.
- Appealing a decision · How to appeal a grievance outcome or a disciplinary sanction, including dismissal.
- ACAS early conciliation · The free step you must take before most tribunal claims, and how it affects your deadline.
- What a tribunal claim involves · The main stages of an employment tribunal claim, from the ET1 form to the hearing.
- Whistleblowing · When reporting wrongdoing is protected, who to report to, and how you are protected.
- Getting a copy of your data · How to ask your employer for the personal information it holds about you (a subject access request).
- Bullying and harassment · What the law says about harassment, your employer’s duties, and what you can do about bullying.
- Constructive dismissal · When resigning because of how you were treated can count as a dismissal, and why it is a big decision.
- What is changing and when · The main changes from the Employment Rights Act 2025, with the dates they start.
The app is coming in 2027
A private diary that seals each entry so nobody can say it was changed later, deadline reminders, and an evidence pack for your meetings. Encrypted on your phone, with a discreet icon.