Frequently asked questions on legal issues relating to wrongful dismissal.
No specific legislation is devoted to wrongful dismissal: it is a branch of the law of contract which emanates from....
The most common example of a wrongful dismissal is failure to give the employee the correct length of contractual or....
No, they are entirely different. Wrongful dismissal is a long established concept emanating from contract law....
Wrongful dismissal and unfair dismissal claims are entirely different - see the related FAQ. In most unfair dismissal claims there is...
Dismissing an employee without notice or inadequate will nearly always lead to a wrongful dismissal claim....
Damages in wrongful dismissal claims are calculated in the same way as breach of any other contract. The basic rule....
Looks at how damages to compensate an employee are calculated if the employer tries to go back on a new employment contract...
Yes. The sums payable by the employer will usually be reduced if the employee has another job. As the basis....
Most damages for wrongful dismissal claims are not substantial at all. However....
Before 1994 wrongful dismissal cases were dealt with exclusively by the courts. However since.....
Unusually for employment law, the core principles relating to wrongful dismissal are relatively settled as it is a contractual concept. No....
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