 Is your organisation facing a claim for wrongful or unfair dismissal? Are you considering disciplining or dismissing an employee but are unsure of how to go about it? Do your internal procedures meet the minimum standards?
Most organisations will at one time or another have to discipline or dismiss an employee, be it for poor performance, misconduct, absence or as a result of a redundancy situation. We can help you to ensure that dismissals do not lead to claims.
The law requires all employers to have internal disciplinary and dismissal procedures which meet certain minimum standards.
Whilst employees generally need to have 1 years service before they can bring a claim of unfair dismissal there are a number of exceptions to this rule and employers should take care whenever they dismiss. For example, if an employee is dismissed for asserting a statutory employment right, carrying out certain actions on health and safety grounds, whistleblowing, becoming pregnant or being a member of a trade union the dismissal will be automatically unfair and the employee will be able to bring a claim regardless of their length of service.
We can review your internal procedures to ensure they meet the minimum standards required by law as well as the needs of your organisation; provide training to your managers in how to apply them correctly; advise you at all stages of the disciplinary or dismissals process; and represent you in the event of a claim being made.
For more information about how we can help you, please complete the Employer's enquiry form. Alternatively please contact us between 8 am and 6 pm Monday to Friday on freephone 0800 11 88 99 or email us at info@levenes.co.uk and we will be in touch with you as soon as possible.
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