If you have been dismissed for reasons which you feel are unfair you may have a claim for unfair dismissal. There are five potentially fair reasons to dismiss an employee:
- Capability or qualifications
- Conduct
- Redundancy
- Statutory restriction
- Some other substantial reason
Our team of specialist employment solicitors provide practical and no-nonsense advice, including reviewing your employer’s decision to dismiss you and the reasonableness of such decision, how best to challenge the decision, the level of compensation which you could be entitled to and acting on your behalf to reach an out of court settlement or pursuing a claim in the employment tribunal.
You can claim ordinary unfair dismissal if you are classed as an employee and have worked for your employer for at least two years.
In certain circumstances, a dismissal is deemed automatically unfair, such as dismissals for reasons connected to pregnancy or childbirth, health and safety activities and whistleblowing. For most automatic unfair dismissal cases, there is no qualifying period.
If you have been unfairly dismissed, or believe that you might be dismissed, then please do not hesitate to contact us by telephone to speak with a solicitor from our employment team without obligation or simply fill out our enquiry form and one of our specialist employment lawyers will contact you.
