dismissal
81modified dismissal procedure — One of the statutory DDPs prescribed by the Employment Act 2002, which may be followed instead of the standard DDP in a small percentage of gross misconduct cases in which the employer dismisses the employee without notice (see summary dismissal) …
82automatically unfair dismissal — Certain dismissals are automatically unfair dismissals, for example where the statutory dismissal and disciplinary procedure is not followed or where the dismissal is for a reason related to a TUPE transfer (where there is no ETO reason), the… …
83summary 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,… …
84constructive dismissal — ➔ dismissal * * * constructive dismissal UK US noun [C or U] UK ► HR actions taken by an employer that intentionally make working conditions for an employee difficult so that the employee feels forced to leave their job: »She is claiming… …
85unfair dismissal claim — UK US noun [C] (also wrongful dismissal claim) ► HR, LAW a situation in which someone who has been unfairly told to leave their job starts legal action against their former employer in order to get money from them: »Her unfair dismissal claim… …
86Conditional dismissal — A conditional dismissal is a dismissal subject to conditions for example, the dismissal of a suit for foreclosure of a mortgage, subject to receipt of payment in the amount of a tender which induced the dismissal. Thompson v Crains, 294 Ill 270,… …
87fair dismissal — A statutory claim under the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978. An employee who has been dismissed can make a claim to an Industrial Tribunal that he has been unfairly dismissed. If the employer is unable to show that the dismissal… …
88unfair dismissal — The dismissal of an employee that the employer cannot show to be fair. Under the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act (1978) employees have the right not to be unfairly dismissed, provided they have served the required period of continuous… …
89wrongful dismissal — The termination of an employee s contract of employment in a manner that is not in accordance with that contract. Thus when an employee is dismissed without the correct notice entitlement (in circumstances that do not justify summary dismissal)… …
90constructive dismissal — noun Action by an employer which leaves an employee no alternative but to resign • • • Main Entry: ↑construct * * * constructive dismissal UK US noun [countable] [singular constructive dismissal plural …
