Key Points
- There are a number of circumstances where a dismissal in connection with an employee’s consultation rights will be unfair. For example, see:
- Health and Safety at work/unfair dismissal
- Pensions/unfair dismissal of employee trustee
- Unfair dismissal//employee representatives
- Consultation with employees/EC Works Council Directive
- Consultation with employees/Information and Consultation Regulations 2004
- In addition, a trade union related dismissal can be unfair if the reason or principal reason for the dismissal:
- relates to a prohibited blacklist under the blacklisting regulations
- relates to certain activities connected with trade union recognition
- is that the employee took protected industrial action
- and/or
- is on grounds related to trade union membership, trade union activities or trade union services, as set out in more detail in this card.
Current:
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