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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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    Head teacher unfairly dismissed for ‘tapping son’s hand’ awarded £102k

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Jul 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Jul 2024

    Head teacher unfairly dismissed for gross misconduct after tapping her own child’s hand with her fingers, award £102k by the employment tribunal.

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    Solicitor made redundant after revealing pregnancy awarded £26k

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jun 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jun 2024

    Solicitor who was made redundant four weeks after telling her boss she was pregnant has won more than £26,000 in compensation.

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    Sight-impaired worker treated unfavourably by bakery

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Jun 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Jun 2024

    Tribunal finds The Village Bakery in Wrexham unfavourably treated a factory worker with sight impairment, while on porobation

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    Top 10 HR questions May 2024: Performance and redundancy pay

    by Brightmine 4 Jun 2024
    by Brightmine 4 Jun 2024

    May 2024's most sought after FAQs on Brightmine include how to manage poor performance and calculating redundancy pay.

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    Tribunal rules on asylum seeker escorts’ WhatsApp texts

    by Adam McCulloch 30 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 30 May 2024

    Derogatory and racist messages shared on workplace WhatsApp group. One worker was unfairly dismissed but another worker's claim failed.

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    BBC reporter fairly dismissed for accepting freebies

    by Rob Moss 29 May 2024
    by Rob Moss 29 May 2024

    Sports reporter Ian Stringer loses claim for unfair dismissal after being sacked by BBC for breaching policy by endorsing products on X.

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    Tribunal awards employee £20k for pregnancy discrimination

    by Zoe Wickens 20 May 2024
    by Zoe Wickens 20 May 2024

    Former office worker who won pregnancy discrimination and unfair dismissal claim against cheesemaker is awarded £19,700.

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    Will Labour’s New Deal lead to overwhelmed tribunals?

    by Adam McCulloch 13 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 13 May 2024

    Labour's current plans could cause a spike in legal disputes against employers, claims employment lawyers.

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    Google dismisses staff in US over Gaza protests

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Apr 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Apr 2024

    The dismissals stem from Google's investigation into protests held on 16 April, which included sit-ins at Google’s offices in New York City and Sunnyvale, California.

    • Zero hours
    • Employment law
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    Libby Purves is wrong: the UK’s employment law is best in class

    by John Hayes 18 Apr 2024
    by John Hayes 18 Apr 2024

    Employment lawyer John Hayes takes issue with an article in The Times and explains why UK law strikes the right balance.

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    Post Office chairman used ‘offensive and outdated’ terms

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Apr 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Apr 2024

    An investigation has found that former Post Office chairman Henry Staunton used ‘offensive and outdated’ terms when discussing a job...

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    Beware of Quit-Tok, the trend for filming ‘bad news’ meetings

    by Harriet Willis and Anna West 10 Apr 2024
    by Harriet Willis and Anna West 10 Apr 2024

    What is Quit-Tok? Gen Z employees have been taking to social media to show ‘awkward’ discussions with their bosses.

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    Tube driver who opened wrong doors wins unfair dismissal claim

    by Jo Faragher 8 Apr 2024
    by Jo Faragher 8 Apr 2024

    A Tube driver who opened the doors on the wrong side of the station was unfairly dismissed but will not receive compensation.

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    • Health and safety
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    Lecturer who complained about flooding and PPE wins £44k

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Apr 2024

    An art lecturer has succeeded in his constructive dismissal claim following a series of complaints about flooding and PPE provision.

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    Headteacher sexually harassed colleague with Speedos comment

    by Jo Faragher 4 Apr 2024
    by Jo Faragher 4 Apr 2024

    A female headteacher who made lewd comments to a colleague sexually harassed him, a tribunal heard.

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