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Unfair dismissal

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  • Date:
    11 October 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Employment Rights Bill published: 10 highlights for HR from the first draft

    After months of waiting, the Government has finally published the first draft of its wide-ranging Employment Rights Bill, which will make radical changes to employment law in the next few years. Now that the Employment Rights Bill has begun its progress through Parliament, we highlight the key points from the first draft for HR professionals.

  • Type:
    Legal timetable

    Removal of two-year qualifying period for unfair dismissal

    Updated to reflect the provisions of the Employment Rights Bill, which was published on 10 October 2024.

  • Type:
    FAQs

    Are figures available on the amount of compensation awarded in unfair dismissal cases?

    Updated to reflect the latest employment tribunal statistics. 

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Compensation awards: Employment tribunal round-up

    We look at four employment law cases where the employee was successful and the tribunal ordered the employer to pay substantial compensation in three of them.

  • Date:
    18 July 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Employment Rights Bill: Eight things HR needs to know

    During the state opening of Parliament, the Government trailed its Employment Rights Bill, which will make wide-ranging and radical changes to employment law in the coming years. In advance of the publication of the full text of the Employment Rights Bill, what do HR professionals need to know about what is in store for them?

  • Date:
    5 July 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Labour takes charge: Employment law changes likely to impact HR

    The UK has a new Government - what are the implications for the people profession? In our recent webinar, we set out the top 10 possible employment law changes heralded by the election - and then asked attendees to tell us which of these changes were likely to have the biggest impact on their organisations. Here we count down the top three most significant proposals, as voted by HR professionals.

  • Date:
    26 June 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Webinar: General election - counting down the top 10 possible employment law changes

    Brightmine legal editors Zeba Sayed and Stephen Simpson offer a countdown of the top 10 employment law proposals that are likely to have the biggest impact on employers after the general election.

  • Date:
    29 May 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    General election 2024: What might a Labour Government mean for employers?

    With a general election confirmed for 4 July 2024, we look at two key areas where Labour's employment law proposals, if implemented, would transform the face of employment law in the UK and have significant implications for employers.

  • Date:
    7 May 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Redundancy protection - what's changed?

    A raft of employment law changes have come into effect over the past few months. In this edition of the podcast, Zeba Sayed and Stephen Simpson discuss some developments that have perhaps received less attention than others: the changes to special redundancy protection for family-related leave that came into force on 6 April 2024.

  • Date:
    22 April 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    When a working relationship breaks down: Action points for employers

    Part-time employment judge Tina Elliott looks at how to achieve a fair dismissal when a working relationship breaks down.

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HR and legal information and guidance relating to unfair dismissal.