Unfair Dismissal Services
Thirteen doorways into one discipline: the documents, the procedure, the date of dismissal and the clocks. Whether you are the employee or the employer, the first questions are the same — and honest answers at the start save fortunes at the end. Redundancy, settlement agreement review and workplace mediation have their own sites, linked in the footer.
Unfair Dismissal Claims
The presumption of unfairness, fair grounds versus fair procedures, and the three forms of redress under section 7.
Constructive Dismissal
Resigning because of the employer’s conduct: the two tests, the grievance-first rule and the evidence.
Wrongful Dismissal & Minimum Notice
Dismissed without notice: the statutory periods, pay in lieu, and how notice fixes the date of dismissal.
Probation & Under 12 Months’ Service
The exceptions, the Labour Court section 20 route and the equality route when the Acts do not apply.
Gross Misconduct & Summary Dismissal
What counts, why an investigation and hearing are still required, and when notice is forfeited.
Disciplinary Hearings, Investigations & Suspension
The S.I. 146/2000 steps, suspension pending investigation, representation and appeals.
Sick Leave & Capability Dismissal
Capability as a fair ground, medical evidence, consultation and reasonable accommodation.
Pregnancy & Family Leave Dismissal
No service requirement, the parallel equality route and the evidence of timing.
Protected Disclosure Dismissal
The shifted burden, the 21-day interim relief window and the 260-week cap.
Performance Plans, Demotion & Pay Cuts
PIPs as the road to dismissal, unilateral changes as repudiation, and the mid-process exit offer.
Forced Retirement
The Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025: the notification window and the right to work to 66.
The WRC Process & Labour Court Appeals
Complaint, mediation, submissions, the public hearing, the 42-day appeal and enforcement.
For Employers: Defending a Claim
Substantial grounds, the procedure record, mediation and settlement - the defence side of the same law.
Free Tools
Not sure where to start? The Dismissal Claim Route Finder shows which routes typically fit your situation; the WRC Deadline Calculator works out your date of dismissal and your six-month deadline; and the Compensation Calculator walks through the section 7 formula for financial loss. Our consultation fee and how work after it is quoted are on the fees page.
Which Service Fits Your Situation?
Describe the dismissal and the dates in one call - we will map the documents, the routes and the deadlines.
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