---
title: "Prepare an unfair dismissal claim for the Employment Tribunal after ACAS early conciliation"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations/draft-the-unfair-dismissal-or-equivalent-tribunal-application-and-respon/united-kingdom"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A14-T1-R3-UK"
practice_area: "Employment & Workplace Relations (incl. WHS)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["UK"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-18"
---

# Prepare an unfair dismissal claim for the Employment Tribunal after ACAS early conciliation

> Draft the claim narrative and a chronology from the client's documents and the dismissal letter, and build a deadline table for the lawyer to confirm.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations/draft-the-unfair-dismissal-or-equivalent-tribunal-application-and-respon/united-kingdom  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-18

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Employment & Workplace Relations (incl. WHS)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Draft the claim narrative and a chronology from the client's documents and the dismissal letter, and build a deadline table for the lawyer to confirm. |
| What the lawyer must review | Confirm the claimant gave ACAS the prescribed information before presenting the claim (Employment Tribunals Act 1996 s 18A(1)). Check the time limit: Employment Rights Act 1996 s 111(2) now reads six months from the effective date of termination, substituted from 1 October 2026 by the Employment Rights Act 2025. Check the transitional provisions (S.I. 2026/954 reg 4) for earlier dismissals, and the conciliation extension (s 207B). |
| Written for | United Kingdom (England and Wales) |
| Applies to | [Draft the unfair-dismissal or equivalent tribunal application and response](https://ailawframework.com/practice/employment-and-workplace-relations/draft-the-unfair-dismissal-or-equivalent-tribunal-application-and-respon.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Draft the claim narrative and a chronology from the client's documents and the dismissal letter, and build a deadline table for the lawyer to confirm.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 18 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The time limit changed on 1 October 2026; do not use an old three-month template without checking the transitional rules.
- Raising the problem with the employer first does not change the tribunal time limits (Acas).

## Sources

- [Employment Rights Act 1996 s 111: complaints to employment tribunal](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/18/section/111) (checked 2026-10-18)
- [Employment Tribunals Act 1996 s 18A: requirement to contact ACAS before instituting proceedings](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/17/section/18A) (checked 2026-10-18)
- [Acas: Early conciliation](https://www.acas.org.uk/early-conciliation) (checked 2026-10-18)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Unfair dismissal application (Fair Work Commission Form F2): eligibility, the 21-day limit and completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/employment-and-workplace-relations/form-fwc-f2-unfair-dismissal-application.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Commission's Form F2 and eligibility questions, with a guide to the 21-day limit, who can apply, the minimum employment period, extensions in exceptional circumstances, and the GenAI… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*