Employment tribunal costs calculator (ET Rules 2024, rules 72 to 82)
calculate_employment_tribunal_costsWorks out employment tribunal costs figures in England, Wales and Scotland under the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024: preparation time at the rule 77 hourly rate for the year the time was spent (£44 from 6 April 2024, up £1 each 6 April), final hearing time left out; a costs order with the £20,000 limit on a specified sum (rule 76), lay representatives' rates, witness expenses and deposits; the choice between a costs order and preparation time (rule 73(3)); wasted costs against a representative (rules 78 to 80); the 28-day deadline to apply (rules 75 and 5); and litigant in person costs in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (rule 34D, with the two-thirds cap). It applies the rates and caps to your figures and never estimates what a tribunal would allow. DMD Costs does not act in employment tribunals.
Tool call template
Replace each placeholder with a value matching the input schema. Only required parameters are included; add optional parameters as needed.
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| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| mode | Yes | The tribunal and the kind of order: "et" (employment tribunal: costs or preparation time), "wasted" (wasted costs), "eat" (Employment Appeal Tribunal: litigant in person costs). | |
| rows | No | "et" with order "pto" or "compare": the preparation time, one entry per year it was spent in. | |
| seal | No | "eat": the seal date of that order, if different. | |
| sent | No | For the deadline: the date the final judgment (EAT: the final order) was sent to the parties. | |
| order | No | "et": what is claimed: "pto" (a preparation time order: not represented by a legal representative), "costs" (a costs order: represented by a legal or lay representative), "compare" (both: represented for part of the case and not for the rest). | |
| route | No | "et" with order "costs" or "compare": how the amount is decided: "specified" (a specified sum decided by the Tribunal, up to £20,000), "assessment" (detailed assessment, no limit), "agreed" (a sum agreed with the paying party, no limit). | |
| nation | No | With sent: where the case is proceeding: "ew" (England and Wales), "scotland". | |
| wasted | No | "wasted": the costs wasted (your figure), in pounds (e.g. "12500.50"). | |
| deposit | No | A deposit paid over to you by the paying party (r.40(8)), in pounds (e.g. "12500.50"). | |
| eatDisb | No | "eat": disbursements (outside the two-thirds cap), in pounds (e.g. "12500.50"). | |
| eatLoss | No | "eat": financial loss you can prove for the time spent, in pounds (e.g. "12500.50"). | |
| eatRows | No | "eat": your own time, one entry per year it was spent in. | |
| layRate | No | The lay representative's hourly rate charged, in pounds (e.g. "12500.50"). | |
| witness | No | Witness expenses for attending a hearing, in pounds (e.g. "12500.50"). | |
| eatLegal | No | "eat": paid for legal services on the proceedings, in pounds (e.g. "12500.50"). | |
| eatOther | No | "eat": other expenses, and the cost of expert help with the costs claim, in pounds (e.g. "12500.50"). | |
| employee | No | "wasted": the representative is the party's own employee (r.78(3)). | |
| layHours | No | A lay representative's hours charged, in hours (e.g. "12.5" or "3:30"). | |
| forProfit | No | "wasted": the representative acted in pursuit of profit (r.78(4)). | |
| legalCosts | No | The legal representative's costs claimed (your figure), in pounds (e.g. "12500.50"). | |
| layWorkYear | No | With a lay representative: the year the work was done (optional, for the other reading of r.76(2)), in the same form. | |
| eatOrderYear | No | "eat": the year of the costs order (optional, for the other reading of the rate). The year beginning 6 April, as the calendar year it starts in, e.g. "2025" for 6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026. | |
| layOrderYear | No | With a lay representative: the year the costs order is, or will be, made. The year beginning 6 April, as the calendar year it starts in, e.g. "2025" for 6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026. | |
| eatComparator | No | "eat": your own figure for what a legal representative would have been allowed, to check the two-thirds cap, in pounds (e.g. "12500.50"). | |
| eatSameDayWitness | No | "eat": a witness allowance is claimed for a day also claimed as attendance time. |