Employment Claims

If you feel you have been unfairly dismissed for any reason, or had to leave your job because to carry on would have been humiliating or damaging to your mental or physical health then our specialist solicitors are here to help you receive the compensation you deserve.

The main types of employment claims arise from:

Discrimination

Dismissals on grounds of race, gender, age or disability. Although automatically unfair pursuing these as discrimination claims are likely to receive more compensation

Unfair Dismissal

A dismissal is an unfair dismissal when an employer terminates an employees contract for a reason, which is considered unfair by law, or if the employer acted unreasonably during the dismissal process.

Automatic unfair reasons can include:

Because you are pregnant.
You take or ask to take statutory maternity, paternity or adoption leave.
You are or intend to be a trade union member, or you refuse to join a union.
You exercise your rights under the National Minimum Wage Act.
You complain about a health and safety problems at work or report wrongdoing known as ‘whistleblowing’.
You exercise your rights in connection with a statutory grievance or disciplinary procedure.
You take part in official industrial action that lasts less than 12 weeks.
You are required to take time off for jury service.
You ask to work flexibly providing you have the right to do so.
You exercise your rights under the Working Time Regulations

Constructive Dismissal

Constructive dismissal occurs where an employee resigns due to a substantial breach in their employment contract. Examples can include:

Cutting your wages without agreement.
You were unlawfully demoted.
Harassment, bullying, victimisation, humiliation or discrimination by colleagues and the employer has not taken sufficient steps to remedy the situation forcing you to resign.
Unfair increase in your workload.
Change of your workplace location at short notice.
Dangerous work conditions.

The breach of contract can result from either a single serious event or the last breach in a series of less serious events.

Wrongful Dismissal

Wrongful dismissal is where a contractual term is broken in the dismissal process. For instance dismissal without giving proper notice, e.g. your notice period from your employer should have been 6 weeks but he only gave 2 weeks before terminating your employment.

If you have been victim of the above or any other employment issues then we can provide advice and benefit where appropriate.

No Win No Fee

We deal with all Employment Claims on a strictly no win no fee basis. We charge nothing up front. If we win we deduct 25% of your compensation.