Termination of employment

Termination of employment can be singularly one of the most difficult issues for employers to deal with. There are significant procedural elements to be followed, and it is often a very emotive time. Robust policies and procedures are needed to support managers in dealing with a range of situations in a consistent and supportive way.

This section addresses the areas of notice, redundancy and dismissal and covers seven major pieces of legislation.

Employers need to be familiar with these, as a case may be lost on procedural grounds even where the claimant has contributed substantially to his or her dismissal. The Implementation guidelines include details on the calculation of statutory redundancy and statutory redundancy forms are found in Sample documents. Disciplinary procedures are address in more detail in section Discipline and grievance.