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Dismissal

A dismissal is the termination of an individual's employment by the employer. Employees have a right not to be unfairly dismissed from employment.

Before dismissing an employee, employers need to make sure that they have a potentially fair reason. The five potentially fair reasons for dismissal are: capability or qualifications; conduct; redundancy; where continued employment would contravene the law; and “some other substantial reason”.

A dismissal can also be constructive, where an employee resigns in response to his or her employer's breach of contract.


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    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Feb 2022

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    by Personnel Today 27 Jan 2022

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    Care home worker who refused Covid vaccine loses wrongful dismissal case

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jan 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jan 2022

    The dismissal of a care worker over a failure to be jabbed was upheld by tribunal despite her ‘religious beliefs‘.

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    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Jan 2022

    A former Marine Scotland has lost her claim for unfair dismissal and breach of contract after she made inaccurate allegations.

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    Tribunal claims citing health and safety concerns up three-fold

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Jan 2022

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    Employee who blew whistle on Covid safety was unfairly dismissed

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Jan 2022

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    Flexible working requests behind growing number of tribunal cases

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Jan 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Jan 2022

    The number of employment tribunal decisions over flexible working have hit a record high.

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    by Adam McCulloch 14 Jan 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 14 Jan 2022

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    Cleaner who attended work with Covid-19 was unfairly dismissed

    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Jan 2022

    The decision to dismiss a cleaner who went to work with Covid-19 was unfair because his employer did not follow a fair process, an employment tribunal has found.

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    Former British Council official wins unfair dismissal claim

    by Jo Faragher 12 Jan 2022
    by Jo Faragher 12 Jan 2022

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    University to pay £108,000 in compensation for failing to reinstate lecturer

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jan 2022

    A former University of Huddersfield lecturer who was dimissed for not having a PhD has been awarded £108,000 in compensation after the university refused to reinstate him.

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    Christian nurse dismissed for wearing cross necklace wins discrimination claim

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jan 2022

    Judgment finds ‘no cogent explanation‘ as to why a ‘fine necklace with a small pendant of religious devotional significance‘ was not permitted.

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    Porter who lost pay while awaiting result of wife’s Covid test wins claim

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jan 2022

    Hospital worker whose absence was treated as unauthorised while he awaited his wife's test result has suceeded in part of his tribunal claim.

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    Former McDonald’s chief to return $105m gained in exit payment

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Dec 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Dec 2021

    McDonald’s settled its lawsuit with Easterbrook after investigators found he had had further hidden relationships with employees.

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