A dismissal that’s automatically treated as unfair, regardless of how long you’ve worked somewhere. This applies to reasons like whistleblowing, asserting a statutory right, health and safety, or pregnancy and maternity. There’s no two-year (or six-month, from 2027) qualifying period to bring this kind of claim.
In practice
For example, if you're dismissed shortly after raising a health and safety concern, you don't need any minimum length of service to bring a claim, unlike an ordinary unfair dismissalA legal claim you can bring if your employer dismissed you without a fair reason or without following a fair process. You normally need two years of continuous employment to qualify, though some dismi... claim.
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