Dismissal

New and updated

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Northern Ireland: redundancy

  Updated to reflect proposed reforms to redundancy protections and collective redundancy obligations under the "Good Jobs" Employment Rights Bill consultation in Northern Ireland.

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Unfair dismissal: contravention of statutory duty or restriction

  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).

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Unfair dismissal: conduct

  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".

• Date:

  28 May 2025

  Type:

  News

  WFH for important meeting was acceptable, tribunal rules

  An IT director who insisted on working from home for an important meeting was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has ruled.

• Date:

  27 May 2025

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Mythbusting: Constructive dismissal claims

  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.

• Date:

  23 May 2025

  Type:

  News

  Sighing in frustration at colleague was discriminatory, judge rules

  A worker was subject to disability discrimination after his manager repeatedly sighed and made 'exaggerated exhales', an employment tribunal has found.

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Discipline and dismissal: procedure in financial services

  Updated with information on the FCA's proposed changes relating to its conduct rules.

• Date:

  17 April 2025

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Employment Rights Bill - what's new, what's been dropped?

  In October 2024 the Government launched a major overhaul of employment law in the form of the Employment Rights Bill. A number of important amendments have been introduced since the proposed legislation was first published. Stephen Simpson, principal editor at Brightmine, joins the podcast to provide an update and help HR departments prepare for the changes.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What is the unfair dismissal basic award?

  Updated to reflect statutory limits in place from 6 April 2025. 

• Type:

  FAQs

  What is the unfair dismissal compensatory award?

  Updated to reflect the maximum compensatory award from 6 April 2025.