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Dismissal is when your employer ends your employment - reasons you can be dismissed, unfair and constructive dismissal and what to do if you're dismissed

• Overview

  Dismissal is when your employer ends your employment - they do not always…

• Reasons you can be dismissed

  There are some situations when your employer can dismiss you fairly. Not…

• Unfair and constructive dismissal

  In certain situations, you may be able to take legal action if you’re…

• What to do if you're dismissed

  If you’re threatened with dismissal (or are dismissed) you can get help…

Check if you’ll pay tax or National Insurance on the 'termination payment' you may get when leaving a job.

• What a termination payment is

  When you leave a job, you may get a ‘termination payment’ from your…

• What you pay tax and National Insurance on

  What you pay tax and National Insurance on depends on what’s included in…

• How tax and National Insurance are deducted

  Any tax and National Insurance due on your termination payment will be…

When a business changes owner, employees could be protected under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) - types of transfers, your rights, contracts, redundancy, where to get help

• Overview

  When a business changes owner, its employees may be protected under the…

• Consulting and informing

  Before a transfer of ownership happens, employers must tell the trade…

• Transfers of employment contracts

  Under TUPE, the new employer takes over employees’ employment contracts,…

• Redundancy

  The new employer cannot make employees redundant just because they were…

• Information about employees during transfers

  An employer must provide the new employer with information about…

• Insolvent businesses

  If the employer is insolvent and the business is being transferred or…

• Employees working abroad

  Employees of a UK business who are based outside the UK could still be…

• Help and advice

  Both employers and employees can get confidential help and advice on…

How to dismiss staff fairly, working within dismissal rules and dealing with dismissals relating to whistleblowing

Use form OS TM03 to terminate the appointment by an overseas company of a person authorised to accept service of documents or a person authorised to represent the company.

Use form LL TM01 to terminate the appointment of a member of a limited liability partnership (LLP).

Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Lady Haldane on 9 July 2025.

• Updated: 9 July 2025

Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Clarke on 7 January 2025.

• Updated: 13 June 2025

Being made redundant - rights, statutory payments you're entitled to, notice periods and consultation, finding a job.

How employers must handle written and verbal staff resignations, business transfers and redundancy pay