dismissal
101Port Macquarie-Hastings Council dismissal, 2008 — The dismissal of the Port Macquarie Hastings Council on 27 February 2008 marked the end of a series of events involving a project which was initiated in 2001 in the New South Wales coastal town of Port Macquarie to build a cultural and… …
102instant dismissal — Gross misconduct should ideally be defined in the employment contract and, where committed should allow the employer to dismiss without notice or prior warnings ( Summary or Instant dismissal). Such conduct will normally include theft, violence,… …
103summary dismissal — UK US noun [C or U] HR, WORKPLACE ► a situation in which a company tells an employee that they have lost their job and must leave immediately because of something dishonest or illegal that they have done: »Some employers claim that recreational… …
104constructive dismissal — N UNCOUNT If an employee claims constructive dismissal, they begin a legal action against their employer in which they claim that they were forced to leave their job because of the behaviour of their employer. [BUSINESS] The woman claims she was… …
105unfair dismissal — N UNCOUNT If an employee claims unfair dismissal, they begin a legal action against their employer in which they claim that they were dismissed from their job unfairly. [BUSINESS] His former chauffeur is claiming unfair dismissal on the grounds… …
106constructive dismissal — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms constructive dismissal : singular constructive dismissal plural constructive dismissals British something an employer does in order to try to make a worker decide to leave their job …
107unfair dismissal — /ʌnˌfɛə dɪsˈmɪsəl/ (say un.fair dis misuhl) noun the dismissal of an employee, as by sacking, making redundant, or forcing them to resign, in violation of their contract or agreement, and in a manner which is harsh and unreasonable. Compare… …
108wrongful dismissal — /rɒŋfəl dɪsˈmɪsəl/ (say rongfuhl dis misuhl) noun the dismissal of an employee for reasons which are unlawful, as discrimination on the basis of race or religion, objection to the employee s union activities, etc. Compare unfair dismissal …
109two-dismissal rule — The rule providing that a notice of dismissal operates with prejudice when filed by a claimant who has in any federal or state court previously dismissed the same claim by notice of dismissal. Fed.R. Civil P. 41(aXl) …
110involuntary dismissal — The dismissal of an action on motion by the defendant. 24 Am J2d Dism § 53. The ultimate dismissal by a judgment against the plaintiff upon the verdict of the jury or the decision of the court in a case tried to the court …
