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Dismissal or resignation?

Contractual rights on termination

Unfair dismissal

Written statement of reasons for dismissal

Redundancy

Tribunal claims

Insolvency

Final payments to leavers

Employee references

Staff turnover

Suitable alternative employment

End of fixed-term contracts

Continued employment and contravention of the law

Compromise agreements

Redundancies involving fewer than 20 employees

Gross misconduct dismissals

Recouping training costs

Heat of the moment resignations

Relocation of business premises

Pregnancy, maternity leave and redundancy

Constructive dismissal

Retirement - transitional provisions

Retirement

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How to deal with situations where it is unclear whether a dismissal or resignation has taken place

Ensure that there are clear procedures in place for dismissal to be clearly communicated in writing.
Make attempts to create certainty if equivocal words of dismissal have been used, particularly if, in the heat of the moment, an employee refuses to come to work and claims he or she has been dismissed.

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