Dismissal

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  Employment law guide

  Unfair dismissal: capability or qualifications

  Updated with reference to Sabourin v BT Group plc, which dealt with the fairness of capability dismissals following a short improvement period.

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  Employment law guide

  Unfair dismissal: effective date of termination

  Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.

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  Employment law guide

  Unfair dismissal: automatically unfair reasons for dismissal

  Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.

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  Employment law guide

  Written statement of reasons for dismissal

  Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.

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  Employment law guide

  Unfair dismissal: qualifying conditions for claiming

  Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.

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  Employment law guide

  Redundancy: protection during pregnancy and during/after family-friendly leave

  Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.

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  Employment law guide

  Collective redundancy consultation: scope of obligations

  Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.

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  Employment law guide

  Collective redundancy consultation: duty to consult

  Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.

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  How to

  How to lead HR planning for the Employment Rights Act 2025

  Updated throughout to reflect that the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.