Increasing the qualifying period for unfair dismissal
April 05, 2012
What does that mean? It means that in order to be able to bring a claim for unfair dismissal or constructive unfair dismissal, an employee will usually have to have been with you continuously for 2 years. Does the increase apply to all my employees? No. Only employees who start on or after the 6 April 2012 will be subject to the new 2 year qualifying period. So that means I can …
