This week’s topics
Unfair dismissal
- Qualifying service requirements
- Statutory time limits
- Five potentially fair reasons for dismissal
- Reasonableness and procedural fairness under ACAS Code
- Unfair dismissal: What is unfair dismissal? - Episode 1 - Mini Series
- Unfair Dismissal: Potentially Fair Reasons Episode 2
- Unfair Dismissal: The Reasonableness of Dismissal - Episode 3
What you will be able to do
- 4.1 Define the preliminary requirements needed to bring a claim for unfair dismissal.
- 4.5 Analyse what constitutes fair dismissal.
Activity
Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: define the preliminary requirements needed to bring a claim for unfair dismissal.
Study materials
Videos
- Unfair dismissal: What is unfair dismissal? - Episode 1 - Mini Series · YouTube · Real Employment Law Advice · 20 min · for registered students
- Unfair Dismissal: Potentially Fair Reasons Episode 2 · YouTube · Real Employment Law Advice · 21 min · for registered students
- Unfair Dismissal: The Reasonableness of Dismissal - Episode 3 · YouTube · Real Employment Law Advice · 27 min · for registered students
Further resources
- Employment Rights Act 1996 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
- Acas Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures (2015) · Reading · Acas, guidance · for registered students
- Dismissal: your rights (GOV.UK) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
