After one year of working continuously for an employer, the majority of employees are entitled by law to protection against unfair dismissal. A dismissal is usually regarded as fair if the reason for dismissal is based on capability or qualifications for the job, misconduct, redundancy, legal requirements of the job or for some other substantial reason.

Some dismissals are automatically unfair. An employee does not need one years service with an employer to claim unfair dismissal if the dismissal is related to, for example pregnancy or maternity, union membership or activities, health and safety or enforcing a statutory right.

There are three main types of dismissal which can result in a claim :

CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL
UNFAIR DISMISSAL
WRONGFUL DISMISSAL

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