The main reasons to contact an Employment lawyer are the following:-
- You want to understand your contractual rights!
You are not being paid your bonus or another benefit in your contract has been breached. (FAQS: Wrongful dismissal, Restrictive covenants, moving as a team, Bonus and commission claims). - You want to know your statutory rights!
The most usual are unfair dismissal rights, simply - to be treated fairly if your employment is to be terminated. (FAQS: Compensation, Negotiating Severance agreements, Compromise Agreements, Unfair dismissal, Constructive dismissal, Redundancy, My employer has started a disciplinary hearing).
The main ways to dismiss an employee is that their conduct or performance is unsatisfactory. (FAQS: Unfair dismissal, My employer has started a disciplinary hearing).
Or, perhaps there is no use for them anymore and that they should be made redundant. (FAQS: Redundancy, Compromise agreements, Negotiating Severance agreements).
Perhaps the employee is experiencing discrimination or harassment. (FAQS: Discrimination). - Throughout the employer is under a duty to be correct in their reasons for dismissing an employee and that those reasons should be fair or a claim could arise. The procedure should be fair. (FAQS: Unfair dismissal, The Disciplinary Hearing).
- Upon leaving your work clearly you would like to start a new job at the earliest opportunity. (FAQS: Restrictive Covenants, References, Employment Contracts).