unfair dismissal
Definitions
Commerce
- noun the act of removing someone from a job for reasons which are not fair
Economics
- noun the removing of someone from a job for reasons which are not legally fair (as when a female employee who has had maternity leave and wishes to return to work is refused a job by the company she was working for). Unfair dismissal cannot be claimed where a worker is dismissed for incapability, gross misconduct or in cases of genuine redundancy.
Law
- noun the act of removing someone from a job in a way that appears not to be reasonable such as dismissing someone who wants to join a union
Travel
- noun the removal of someone from a job by an employer who appears not to be acting in a reasonable way
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