About FairWorkCheck
Free, accurate employment rights tools — built for UK workers who need answers fast.
Why We Built This
Employment disputes are stressful. Deadlines are strict. Legal advice is expensive. Most workers facing unfair dismissal, a TUPE transfer, or a settlement offer don't know where to start — or how much time they have.
FairWorkCheck exists to change that. We build free, plain-English tools that give UK workers instant, accurate answers — without the need to register, pay, or wait for a callback.
What We Do
Every tool on FairWorkCheck is purpose-built for a specific employment law scenario. We cover tribunal deadlines, dismissal assessments, TUPE rights, sick pay calculations for zero hours workers, and settlement agreement tax breakdowns — all updated for UK law 2025/26.
Our tools are not generic calculators. Each one reflects the actual legal tests that employment tribunals apply, the statutory rates HMRC enforces, and the procedures ACAS requires.
Our Principles
- 🎯 UK Law Only: Every tool is built exclusively for UK employment law. No generic international content.
- 🔒 Completely Private: We never store your data. All calculations run in your browser. Nothing is sent to our servers.
- ⚡ Always Free: No subscriptions, no paywalls, no registration. Free — full stop.
- 📅 Kept Current: We update rates and legislation annually. Every tool is marked with its applicable tax year.
Our Review Process
Every tool on FairWorkCheck is built and maintained against primary legal sources. Our process involves four steps:
- Statutory grounding — each calculator references the relevant Act of Parliament or Statutory Instrument directly (e.g. Employment Rights Act 1996, Working Time Regulations 1998, Equality Act 2010, ITEPA 2003).
- ACAS guidance alignment — tools reflect current ACAS Codes of Practice, including the Code on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures and ACAS Early Conciliation guidance.
- Rate verification — financial figures (SSP rates, Vento bands, NI thresholds, income tax bands) are checked and updated each April when HMRC publishes new rates for the tax year.
- Case law review — major Employment Appeal Tribunal and Supreme Court decisions (such as Harpur Trust v Brazel [2022] UKSC 21 on holiday pay) are reflected in tool logic when they change the legal position.
Important Limitation
Free Help Is Available
If you need free legal guidance beyond our tools, these organisations can help:
- ACAS — 0300 123 1100 · acas.org.uk
- Citizens Advice — 0800 144 8848 · citizensadvice.org.uk
- GOV.UK Employment Tribunals — gov.uk/employment-tribunals