Know your rights. Use your rights.
We're always on the side of the employee — no conflict of interest, no corporate ties. Just support where it matters most. Whether it's grievances, data access, or whistleblowing — we guide you through the right steps, at the right time, with full support.
You are not alone, and you are not imagining it.
If something at work feels wrong, there is a process for addressing it — and it starts with understanding your rights and putting things in writing. These guides walk you through each step, in plain English, at your own pace.
Straight answers before you begin
Yes. Every guide, template and checklist on this site is free to read, download and adapt. There is no account, no paywall and no upsell. The site is funded by its founder as a public resource, not by selling services or leads.
No — and we say so plainly on every page. This is general guidance about UK employment law and process. For advice on your specific facts, contact ACAS (0300 123 1100), a trade union, a Law Centre, Citizens Advice, or an employment solicitor.
In most cases, three months less one day from the act you are complaining about (for dismissal, from the effective date of termination). You must contact ACAS for early conciliation first, which pauses the clock. The deadline is strict — see our tribunal guide for how it is calculated.
For ordinary unfair dismissal, usually yes. But there is no qualifying period for discrimination, harassment, whistleblowing detriment or dismissal, or for automatically unfair dismissals (such as pregnancy, health and safety, or asserting statutory rights). Our dismissal guide maps the exceptions.
Every page starts from publicly available sources — statutes, ACAS guidance and published case law — and is organised around the practical steps people commonly need, informed by personal experience of navigating parts of the process. Where a step carries risk or the law is uncertain, we say so in a warning box rather than presenting it as settled.
Start with the Grievance Toolkit. A well-drafted grievance creates the evidence base for almost everything that follows — and if matters escalate, the SAR Toolkit shows you how to obtain the records your employer holds about you.
Ready to put it in writing?
Download the grievance letter template, adapt it to your situation, and start building your paper trail today.