This employee was selected for redundancy when in fact it was just a way of getting rid of her. She also found out that she had been getting paid less than an equivalent male colleague, hence the equal pay claim.
This ET1 extract gives you the particulars, or details, of the claim, which is the part of the form which is most important to get right. Instead of trying to fit the details of the claim in the form itself, write ‘see attached’ and send the details in separately. This gives you more scope to present the details of your claim to their best advantage.
If you would like to use the details of claim below, you can freely download them and adapt them for your own use.
If you would like professional help to complete your ET1 claim form – and in particular the details of your claim – we can help if you wish. Have a look at our fees for for this kind of work and get in touch if you want to proceed.
Having said that, many employees don’t really want to go to an employment tribunal with their claim and would be content just to get a fair settlement from their employer. Sometimes if/when an employer sees a draft of your completed employment tribunal claim application form, they will finally agree to a fair settlement because they don’t want the expense etc of going to tribunal either. They also understand that you mean serious business.