Our employment solicitors help businesses manage the disciplinary and dismissal process lawfully and reduce the risk of unfair dismissal claims.
Managing disciplinary issues and dismissals is one of the most challenging and legally sensitive aspects of employment. Our disciplinary and dismissal lawyers guide employers through these processes to help ensure decisions are fair, compliant and defensible.
Getting disciplinary and dismissal decisions right is not just a procedural formality, it is essential to protecting your business from costly employment claims.
When an employer takes disciplinary action or dismisses an employee, the decision must be both substantively fair (there must be a fair reason) and procedurally fair (the employer must follow a fair process).
If either the reason or the procedure falls short of what the law expects, the employer can face a claim for unfair dismissal, and those claims carry real financial and operational risks, including:
Employment law is evolving. Under the Employment Rights Act 2025, employees will have the statutory right to bring an unfair dismissal claim after just 6 months’ service, reducing the current qualifying period of 2 years (unless the dismissal is automatically unfair).
In most employment tribunal cases, each party bears its own costs. This means that even if you successfully defend a claim, you cannot usually recover the legal costs spent defending it. Employers need to be aware that defending claims can be costly and time-consuming, even when they are in the right.
If you need to dismiss an employee call 0330 107 0106 or request a free call back to speak with our disciplinary and dismissal lawyers.
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We work with you to ensure that your decisions are consistent, compliant, and defensible, reducing the risk of tribunal claims and ensuring the process is fair both in law and in practice.
The law recognises several potentially fair reasons for dismissal, including:
However, having a fair reason on paper is only half the story, the procedure you follow is equally important.
A fair disciplinary or dismissal process generally includes:
Failure to follow a fair and reasonable process can lead to a tribunal finding that the dismissal was unfair even if the underlying reason might have been valid. For example, if an employer fails to allow an employee to present their side, or does not conduct a reasonable investigation, a tribunal may decide that the dismissal was procedurally unfair, regardless of the employer’s belief in the employee’s misconduct or performance issues.
We advise employers on a wide range of workplace issues relating to disciplinary action and dismissals. Whether you are managing allegations of misconduct, performance concerns, or disputes our solicitors provide clear, practical guidance to ensure your processes are fair, compliant, and defensible.
Contact IMD Solicitors on 0330 107 0107 or request a call back to arrange a consultation. We handle matters discreetly and are committed to protecting your interests at every stage.
Our dismissals and disciplinary solicitors are based in Manchester, London and Birmingham, supporting clients nationwide.
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We know that your people are your firm’s most valuable asset but managing them can be costly, time consuming, complicated and often distracting – all of which can have a huge impact on the success of your firm. Therefore, employer protection is crucial to safeguard these resources and ensure smooth operations.
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Yes. Even for minor issues, following a fair and consistent process helps demonstrate reasonableness and protect against claims.
Under current law, an employee generally needs 2 years’ service to bring an unfair dismissal claim (unless automatically unfair). The Employment Rights Act 2025 will reduce this qualifying period to 6 months.
An employee can bring a claim for unfair dismissal, which can result in financial compensation and reputational risk for your business.
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