Unfair Dismissal

In order to claim unfair dismissal, a claimant has to meet the following criteria:

1. Be an employee.

2. Have one year’s service. There are some exceptions to this.

3. Have been dismissed.

A dismissal will be fair provided the employer has a potentially fair reason for dismissal and has followed the statutory dismissal procedure and has acted reasonably in treating the reason for dismissal as sufficient reason.