Three important facts about unfair dismissal from work are explained by Employment Law Solicitor Michael Simpson, at Co-op Legal Services.
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Facts about Unfair Dismissal
By Michael Simpson, Head of Employment Law
“Dismissal is when an employee leaves employment and that can be one of three different ways. It could be the employer dismissing you with or without notice. It could be a fixed term contract coming to an end or it could be the employee resigning.”
“We’re in a position where we can advise you as a client on the type of things to look for if you have been dismissed.”
“The 3 important facts that you must be aware of, when you’re thinking about a potential unfair dismissal claim, the first being, is there a good reason for your dismissal?”
“The second important fact that you need to aware of in an unfair dismissal claim is that when you’ve not been dismissed for a fair reason, you may be entitled to compensation. We can be there to assist you and help you understand what that compensation should look like.”
“Moving on from that, if there’s scope for settlement negotiations, we can help you secure the best possible settlement.”
“The third important fact for an unfair dismissal claim is to remember that you’ve got a very short time in which to bring the claim.”
“An important fact to be aware of is before that you can even think about taking your claim to the Employment Tribunal, you must first of all lodge your claim through ACAS and start what’s called the ‘Early Conciliation Process’ and that must be done within 3 months, less one day, of the date of dismissal.”
“And from that point in time, once you’ve completed the ACAS process, you’ll likely get an extension of time in which to lodge your employment tribunal claim. It’s very important that you come to us at an early stage and we can provide you with professional advice on the time limits that apply to your case.”
“Sometimes your case may settle before it goes to tribunal. That could be through ACAS Early Conciliation or it could be directly through your employer by a settlement agreement. “
“If it’s not possible to settle your claim, then we can offer you a fixed fee package to take your claim in the Employment Tribunal all the way through to a hearing.”
“We pride ourselves on offering a very transparent, fixed fee service, which enables you as a customer to take control and through that process we agree with you a fixed price at the outset and we guarantee you that that fixed cost will not be exceeded so you have a clear understanding of what the costs are going to look like and the work that we’re going to do for you.”
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21 авг 2024
