19Termination of employment (1) continuity, notice and dismissal
Aims and Objectives
After reading this chapter you should be able to:
- ■ Understand the significance of continuity of employment
- ■ Understand how continuous employment is calculated for unfair dismissal purposes
- ■ Understand the significance of notice periods
- ■ Understand the statutory notice period in the absence of contractual notice
- ■ Understand the meaning of dismissal
- ■ Understand the three ways in which a contract of employment can be terminated by dismissal
- ■ Understand what is meant by a constructive dismissal
- ■ Understand the criteria for claiming constructive dismissal
- ■ Critically analyse the concepts of continuity of employment, notice and dismissal
- ■ Apply the rules ...
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