Dismissal Rights
With effect from 6th April 2009 the statutory grievance and dismissal procedures are abolished.
This means that, amongst other things, a dismissal will no longer be automatically unfair if the employer fails to follow the 3 step procedure (written invitation to meeting, meeting and appeal) and employees will no longer be required to submit a grievance in order to pursue non-dismissal claims (such as discrimination) in an employment tribunal. The old rules continue to apply to dismissals where the 3 stage procedure commenced before 6th April 2009 and to actions complained about which occurred wholly before 6th April 2009.
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