Employment Tribunal defence · Glasgow · Scotland-wide

Employment Tribunal claim? We'll help you deal with it.

Kelvin Employment Consulting represents Scottish employers facing Employment Tribunal claims — from the ET3 response through to the hearing — at staged fixed fees you approve before we start. We act for employers only.

Case assessment from £395, credited in full against your next stage if you proceed.

Employers onlyWe act for businesses, not claimants — so there is never a conflict of interest.
Fixed fees, known upfrontEvery stage is priced before it starts. No hourly-rate surprises.
Direct access to your consultantThe person who assesses your case is the person who stands beside you at the hearing.

Just received an ET1?

Don't miss the deadline, and don't respond before you understand exactly what's being claimed. We'll assess the claim, tell you honestly where you stand, and set out what a defence would cost — before you commit to anything.

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How we defend your case

From first response to final hearing.

  1. Honest assessment. A written view of your position, the realistic range of outcomes, and what defence is likely to cost — £395, credited against your next stage.
  2. The ET3 response. Prepared and lodged on time and in the right form — from £695.
  3. Case preparation. Evidence, witness statements and the hearing bundle — from £1,150.
  4. The hearing. Representation at preliminary and final hearings — £850 per day.

Complex cases — multiple claims, discrimination, whistleblowing, or several days of hearing — carry a higher fee, agreed with you before work starts. Full pricing and detail →

Why Kelvin rather than a solicitor

The same tribunal experience, without the law-firm overhead.

A fraction of the cost

Solicitor-led defence of a straightforward claim typically runs £3,000–£8,000, with hearing days often exceeding £1,500. Kelvin's staged fees are usually a fraction of that.

Representation is permitted

The Employment Tribunal's own procedure rules allow parties to be represented by the person of their choice, including paid consultants — this isn't a workaround, it's how the system is built.

Honest, not just cheaper

If your case is weak, you'll hear it from us early. We're not incentivised to run up hours — every stage is a fixed fee agreed in advance.

Who you'll be dealing with

When you contact Kelvin, you speak to your Consultant — not a call centre.

Kelvin was founded on several years' experience in the Scottish Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal, across the full range of matters within the tribunals' jurisdiction — from unfair dismissal and discrimination claims to wages, redundancy and working-time disputes.

No juniors reading from a script, no case handed to whoever picks up. The person who assesses your problem is the person who stands beside you if it ever reaches a hearing.

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Beyond the tribunal room

Ongoing HR and employment-law support, when you need it.

Most Scottish SMEs don't have an HR department — but they still face the same disciplinaries, grievances and absence problems as a company fifty times their size.

Hospitality & leisure

Hotels, restaurants, bars and cafés

No-shows, holiday pay on variable hours, seasonal contracts, and the disciplinary that can't wait until Monday.

Nightlife & entertainment

Bars, clubs and venues

Late-night staffing, door and security staff, casual and zero-hours arrangements, and conduct issues that surface fast.

Care providers

Care homes and home-care services

Safer-recruitment checks, sleep-in shifts, disciplinary matters that overlap with regulators, and absence management under real staffing pressure.

Trades & construction

Construction and trades companies

Site-based staff, safety-related dismissals, subcontractor questions, and redundancies when a contract ends.

Retail

Shops and retail groups

Till discrepancies and investigations, conduct issues, flexible-working requests and restructures done fairly and lawfully.

Growing companies

Businesses without an HR department

A senior HR and employment-law function on demand, without the cost of hiring one.

Monthly support plans

Ongoing guidance, documents and reviews for a predictable monthly fee.

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One-off projects

Contracts, handbooks, investigations and redundancy programmes, quoted as a fixed fee.

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Training

Practical sessions for managers on discipline, absence and fair process.

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Received an Employment Tribunal claim? Send it to us today.

We'll tell you honestly where you stand, what your options are, and what a defence would cost — before you commit to anything.

Get your claim assessed