
Do you have to follow due process when dismissing an employee with less than 2 years’ service?
We can’t tell you how many times we’ve been asked this question…but it’s a lot! Therefore, we thought it was about time we put our answer down in black and white. First and foremost, it’s commonly known that employees need to have chalked up two years’ service in order to be able to claim ordinary unfair dismissal. That said if the disciplinary procedure is contractual and it’s not followed during the dismissal process, the employee could claim breach of contract.