unfair dismissal advice for employees

You will have been unfairly dismissed if you are dismissed for carrying out any activities in your role as health and safety representative or for bringing to your employer’s attention a concern about health or safety in the workplace

It is automatically unfair for your employer to dismiss you for taking part in legal industrial action that lasts 12 weeks or less. If the industrial action lasts longer than 12 weeks because your employer has not taken reasonable steps to resolve the dispute then you are protected from unfair dismissal.

If you are dismissed for a reason around trade union membership, recognition or subscription funds it will be automatically unfair.

If you are pregnant, you cannot be fairly dismissed because of any reason connected with your pregnancy.

As a part-time or fixed-term worker you should not be treated less favourably than a full-time or permanent employee.

You normally have the right to paid leave, rest breaks, as well as limiting the average hours per week your employer can ask you to work, any dismissal for exercising your rights in relation to these would be unfair

If you have for example raised concerns about health and safety which have a public interest element and you have been dismissed as a result of raising these concerns.

You cannot be fairly dismissed for being an employee representative for consultations with your employer about redundancies or business transfers.