Summary A worker has protection if (broadly) in circumstances of danger which he reasonably believes to be serious and imminent he leaves hi...
Summary The Default Retirement Age was abolished in 2011. Since then, requiring a person to retire at a particular age is unlawful as direct...
In the case of long-term absence, what are the key points, and what difference does it make whether a person has a ‘disability’? Introductio...
Summary There is a separate section on Unfair dismissal generally. This page looks at unfair dismissal particularly in the context of illnes...
New web page added on this, including illustrative tribunal case on Covid-19. We have added a separate page on Unfair dismissal: unsafe work...
Summary Claims for unfair dismissal represent the largest individual type of claim brought in the employment tribunal. Unfair dismissal can ...