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Practical guides to employment tribunal claims, ET1 and ET3 forms, ACAS early conciliation, time limits, unfair dismissal, discrimination, and workplace dispute bundles.

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Employment Tribunal Bundle: A Comprehensive Guide to Preparing Your Hearing Documents (2025/26)

Comprehensive guide to employment tribunal bundles. What documents to include, who prepares the bundle, filing deadlines, page limits, format requirements, and common mistakes that can cost you at the hearing.

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ET1 Claim Form: Section-by-Section Guide to Filing Your Employment Tribunal Claim

Complete guide to the ET1 claim form. Section-by-section instructions for filing an employment tribunal claim, including ACAS early conciliation, time limits, and common mistakes to avoid.

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ET1A Form: How to Add Multiple Claimants to an Employment Tribunal Claim

Guide to the ET1A additional claimant form for multiple-claimant employment tribunal proceedings. Covers collective redundancy, TUPE, equal pay, and group discrimination claims.

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ET3 Response Form: A Respondent's Guide to Defending an Employment Tribunal Claim

Section-by-section guide to completing the ET3 response form. How to defend an employment tribunal claim, grounds of resistance, employer's contract claims, and the 28-day deadline.

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T439 Form: Self-Employed Loss of Earnings Declaration for Employment Tribunal

Guide to completing the HMCTS T439 form for self-employed loss of earnings at employment tribunal hearings. Note: this scheme only applies to claims filed before 6 April 2012.

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TSF4 Form: How to Claim Travel and Expenses for Employment Tribunal Attendance

Guide to completing the TSF4 expenses claim form for travel, overnight accommodation, and loss of earnings at employment tribunal hearings. Note: scheme only covers claims filed before 6 April 2012.

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ACAS Early Conciliation: A Practitioner's Guide to Time Limits and Strategy

Comprehensive guide to ACAS early conciliation. Mandatory notification requirements, time limit extensions under s.207B, Day A and Day B calculations, exemptions, and strategic considerations.

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Employment Tribunal Time Limits: Quick Reference Guide by Claim Type

Quick reference guide to employment tribunal time limits by claim type. Covers unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, wages, redundancy, TUPE, equal pay, and ACAS extension calculations.

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How to Apply for a Postponement of Your Employment Tribunal Hearing

Complete guide to postponing an employment tribunal hearing. Covers the Presidential Guidance requirements, what your application must include, timing, medical evidence, and common mistakes that lead to refusal.

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