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- Type:
- Legal timetable
The Employment Rights Bill provides for the maximum period of the protective award to be doubled from 90 to 180 days.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
Updated to reflect the publication of the Government's Employment Rights Bill implementation roadmap.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated with a reference to Hendy Group Ltd v Kennedy, which addressed the issue of suitable alternative employment and unfair dismissal.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to reflect proposed reforms to redundancy protections and collective redundancy obligations under the "Good Jobs" Employment Rights Bill consultation in Northern Ireland.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
This guide describes the potentially fair reason for dismissal due to a contravention of a statutory duty or restriction (sometimes referred to as a "statutory bar" dismissal). The dismissal of an employee may be fair if they are unable to continue working without contravening a duty or restriction (either on their part or that of their employer) imposed by legislation (such as a driving disqualification for an employee whose duties involve driving).
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
This guide explains conduct, which is one of the potentially fair reasons for dismissal in an unfair dismissal claim. An unfair dismissal claim involving misconduct generally revolves around whether the decision to dismiss fell within the range of reasonable responses and the employer followed a fair procedure in line with the "Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures".
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
This guide breaks down "some other substantial reason" for dismissal, which is one of five potentially fair reasons capable of justifying dismissal. Examples of situations that can, depending on the circumstances, fall within this potentially fair reason for dismissal include third-party pressure to dismiss, personality clashes, and reputational damage.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
This guide explains lack of capability or qualifications, which is one of five potentially fair reasons capable of justifying dismissal. Capability dismissals generally occur as the result of poor performance or ill health. The absence of the necessary qualifications is also a potentially fair reason for dismissal.
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- Date:
- 28 May 2025
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- News
An IT director who insisted on working from home for an important meeting was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has ruled.
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- Date:
- 27 May 2025
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- Commentary and insights
Constructive dismissal claims are commonly misunderstood and misrepresented, as typified by the headlines attracted by two recent employment tribunal judgments. Stephen Simpson indulges in a little mythbusting.