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How to dismiss staff fairly, working within dismissal rules and dealing with dismissals relating to whistleblowing

• Overview

  Dismissal is when you end an employee’s contract. When dismissing staff,…

• Fair dismissals

  You must have a valid reason for dismissing an employee. Valid reasons…

• Unfair dismissals

  Even if you think you’ve dismissed someone fairly, they could still claim…

• Eligibility to claim unfair dismissal

  Employees can only claim unfair dismissal if they’ve worked for a…

• Dismissals for conduct or performance reasons

  You can dismiss an employee if: they’re incapable of doing their job to…

• Dismissals due to illness

  Sometimes an employee may have to stop working because of long-term ill…

• How to dismiss someone

  During the dismissal procedure, make sure you act fairly and reasonably.…

Discrimination policy and equal opportunities in recruitment and in the workplace - age discrimination, disabled workers, gender reassignment, sex discrimination

• Overview

  It is against the law to treat someone less favourably than someone else…

• Discrimination in recruitment

  Discrimination in job adverts You must not state or imply in a job advert…

• Discrimination in work

  You must not discriminate against your workers. This could be done by, for…

Employees' rights at work under fixed-term contracts - and what happens if a contract is renewed or ended

• What counts as a fixed-term contract

  Employees are on a fixed-term contract if both of the following apply:…

• Employees' rights

  Employers must not treat workers on fixed-term contracts less favourably…

• Renewing or ending a fixed-term contract

  Ending a fixed-term contract Fixed-term contracts will normally end…

Tips at work do not count towards the National Minimum Wage - tips and tax, what your employer has to do, advice and help, cash in hand payments

Regular payroll tasks - record employee pay, calculate deductions, give payslips, report to and pay HMRC, view the balance of what you owe HMRC.

Find out about how we manage unacceptable behaviour consistently and fairly.

• Updated: 17 August 2023

Part-time workers should not be treated less favourably than full-time workers; employers' responsibilities and what part-time workers can do if they're treated unfairly

Find out about the legal background to expenses payments and benefits received by directors and employees.

• Updated: 30 December 2019

Requesting flexible working, how to make an application, what business reasons an employer can give to reject an application and how to appeal.

Find out how to value company benefits for your employees.

• Updated: 30 December 2019