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ACAS arbitration scheme

Compromise agreements

Contractual rights on termination

Dismissal of probationers

Final payments

Forms of termination

Garden leave

Insolvency of employer

Other statutory rights that may arise on termination

Redundancy rights

References

Reinstatement

Retirement

Settlement through ACAS

Tribunal procedures

Tribunal remedies and penalties

Unfair dismissal

Written statement of reasons for dismissal

What are the key legal points regarding the termination of employment?

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If a contract of employment is terminated by mutual consent, is an employee still entitled to claim unfair dismissal?

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Can an employee claim unfair dismissal on expiry of his or her fixed-term contract of employment?

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Is an employer required to comply with the statutory dispute resolution procedure in relation to a fixed-term contract coming to an end?

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Can an employee retract his or her resignation?

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Can an employee claim unfair dismissal if he or she has resigned?

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Are there any circumstances in which a contract of employment can end without resignation or dismissal?

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Can an employee claim unfair dismissal where a contract that was entered into for the completion of a specific task comes to an end?

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Must an employee have been employed for a particular period of time before he or she can claim constructive dismissal?

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Will the dismissal of an employee who is taken on temporarily to fill in for a pregnant woman be fair?

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Where a fixed-term employee's contract is due to terminate while she is on maternity leave, does the employer have any obligation to re-employ her at the end of her maternity leave?

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Where an individual has been employed on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave, can the employer terminate the contract early if the woman on maternity leave decides to return early?

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If an employer has granted a request for an employee to work beyond retirement age, which procedure should it follow if the employee subsequently begins to underperform?

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