ACAS early conciliation briefing

Tight summary for a union rep, ACAS conciliator or solicitor - covers deactivation, detriment or worker status before the three-months-minus-one-day deadline.

Letters

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Your full legal name *

Your postal address *

Contact email *

Contact phone *

Platform name *

UK legal entity to name as respondent *

Date you started on the platform *

Date of deactivation / detriment / underpayment *

Reason the platform gave (their words) *

Average weekly gross earnings before the incident (£) *

Why you believe you are a worker, not fully self-employed *

One line - control, fares set by platform, no real ability to subcontract, etc.

Prior raised issues, ratings drops, safety reports, union activity *

ACAS deadline (3 months − 1 day from the incident) *

Use the ACAS Deadline Calculator tool if unsure

Date this briefing is prepared *

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Evidence you'll also need

Date of the act complained of + the calculated 3-months-less-1-day deadline.
Your average weekly gross earnings before the incident (proof: earnings statements).
A short worker-status argument citing Uber BV v Aslam [2021] UKSC 5.
Any prior raised issues, safety reports, or union activity that may explain detriment.
All platform correspondence about the incident, exported as PDF or screenshot.

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