New Unfair Dismissal Claims Rules Could Encourage Bad Managerial Practises
Leading unfair dismissal experts Your Employment Matters comments on government plans to extend the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims to two years.The decision will see the qualification period for the right to claim unfair dismissal extended from 12 months to two years. The move will mean that an unfair dismissal claim can only be made after working for the same employer for two years. It will come into force on 6 April 2012 and is likely to have a considerable impact on future unfair dismissal claims. The reforms mean that workers will now have to foot the bill for unfair