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Unfair dismissal

Meaning in human resources, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In human resources, unfair dismissal means: Ending an employee's contract without a fair reason or without following a fair procedure, which the employee may be able to challenge legally.

In Turkish: haksız fesih, geçersiz fesih, haksız işten çıkarma

How it is used

A legal term used especially in the UK, where claims are heard by an employment tribunal. An employee brings a claim for unfair dismissal. In Turkey the related legal process is a reinstatement claim (işe iade davası).

Example sentences

  1. He won his unfair dismissal claim because the company never gave him a warning.

  2. The tribunal decided it was unfair dismissal, not genuine redundancy.

Common collocations

  • claim for unfair dismissal
  • unfair dismissal case
  • employment tribunal
  • constructive dismissal
  • dismissalThe ending of an employee's contract by the employer, for example because of misconduct, poor performance or another reason the law allows.
  • terminationThe ending of an employment contract, usually by the employer, but in a wider sense for any reason, including resignation or the end of a fixed term.
  • disciplinary procedureThe formal steps a company follows when an employee is accused of misconduct or poor performance, such as an investigation, a hearing and warnings.
  • discriminationTreating a person unfairly or less well than others because of who they are, for example because of their sex, age, race, religion or disability.

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