Written statement of reasons for dismissal

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Respond to a request for a written statement of reasons for dismissal

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Provide a written statement of reasons for dismissal for an employee dismissed while pregnant or on maternity leave

Type:: Employment law manual

The law on the right to a written statement of reasons for dismissal, including the remedy where there is a failure to provide such a statement.

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Letter providing a statement of the reasons for an employee's dismissal where the employee is pregnant, or on maternity or adoption leave

A model letter giving a statement of reasons for dismissal where the employee is pregnant or on maternity or adoption leave.

Type:: Policies and documents

Letter providing a statement of the reasons for an employee's dismissal

A model letter to an employee giving a statement of reasons for dismissal when a dismissed employee makes a request to be given a written statement of the reasons for their dismissal.

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Does an employer have to give a written statement of reasons for dismissal?

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If an employer delays giving an employee a written statement of reasons for dismissal can this lead to a tribunal claim?

Date:: 9 May 1990
Type:: Law reports

Written reasons for dismissal: Employee must request written reasons

In Catherine Haigh Harlequin Hair Design v Seed the EAT holds that in order for an employee to be able to complain that the written reasons for dismissal given to her by her employer were "inadequate or untrue", those reasons must have been furnished in response to a specific request from the employee in question.

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Respond to a request for a written statement of reasons for dismissal

Provide a written statement of reasons for dismissal for an employee dismissed while pregnant or on maternity leave