Termination

How to Manage Disgruntled Ex-Employees Effectively

In this guide, we'll look at how to deal with an angry ex-employee, the problems they can cause and how to protect yourself to avoid the risk.

How to Navigate Dismissal During Probation

How do you proceed if your employee doesn't pass their probation? What's the best way to handle a dismissal? Read this guide to find out the steps to follow.

Strategies for Managing Employee Turnover

Low staff turnover is an essential target for businesses. The lower it is, the better. How do you manage your workforce? We explain the best business practices.

Redundancy Notice Periods: What You Need to Know

Discover what the statutory notice period for redundancy is, employee leave benefits, and redundancy payments you must legally provide.

How to Navigate a Layoff Successfully

Read about workplace layoffs; how to action them, and what legal rules are needed to lay someone off.

Can Employees be Sacked Without Warning?

Learn about the rules for dismissing employees without reason, warning, and notice – and how to fairly end employment contracts.

ET finds that dismissing employee charged with murder was unfair

The Employment Tribunal (ET) had to consider, in the case of Difolco v Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd, whether the respondent had acted fairly in dismissing an employee after they were charged with murder.

Are you ready? HR considerations if protection from unfair dismissal becomes day one right

Currently, an employee needs two years’ service to bring an ordinary unfair dismissal claim. However, in the run-up to the general election, Labour pledged to remove this service requirement so that employees would be protected from unfair dismissal from day one of employment. Let’s explore what this may mean for employers and what answers we still need from the new government.

Employee unfairly dismissed for interfering with food use-by-dates

The Employment Tribunal (ET), in the case of Ms R Lino v EG Group Limited, were tasked with deciding whether or not the claimant, who crossed out the use-by-dates on food was unfairly dismissed.

Move over Great Resignation, it’s time for the Big Stay

"The Great Resignation" has given way to "The Big Stay”, says the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)

Employer fails to consider employee's disability before dismissal

The Employment Tribunal (ET), in the case of Muir v Astra Zeneca UK Ltd, had to decide whether the respondent had fully considered the claimant’s disability and the effect it had before taking the decision to dismiss.

Prepare for new HR laws: Redundancy protection for pregnant staff

To learn about new redundancy rights for staff who are expecting to take (or already taking) leave, here's what you need to know…

There are many rules you must follow when giving an employee their notice of termination.

During financially challenging times, companies may have no other option than to consider redundancies.

For many businesses, redundancy is a difficult situation to approach. Letting talented employees go is tough, but sometimes essential.

Download our voluntary redundancy letter template to ensure total legal compliance.

No employer enjoys making redundancies. However, when you make them, it’s important to get the process right.

Making redundancies is a big decision. And one that you need to think carefully about.