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Six months to claim: How employers can prepare for the new era of unfair dismissal
From 1 January 2027, the biggest changes to unfair dismissal law in decades will come into force. In this episode, employment law experts, Nick Benton and Hannah Ball explore what the changes mean for employers, including the reduction of the qualifying service period for unfair dismissal claims from two years to six months and the removal of the current compensation cap.
They discuss the practical impact on recruitment, probationary periods, fixed-term contracts and senior exits, as well as the increased risk of claims and what employers can do now to prepare.
They will share five key…
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