Redundancy and Industrial Tribunals

Question 1

Name TWO prima facie fair reasons for dismissal.

Question 2

What constitutes a wrongful dismissal?

Question 3

How long must an employee have worked to claim unfair dismissal in Northern Ireland?

Question 4

Name THREE automatically unfair reasons for dismissal.

Question 5

What THREE remedies are available to the tribunal to award in cases of unfair dismissal?

Question 6

Name THREE alternative options that an applicant and an employer has other than pursuing a case through the Employment Tribunal and what are the main differences between those options?

Question 7

How long must an employee have worked to have the right to claim a statutory redundancy payment?

Answer 7

Continuously employed for 2 or more years since the age of 18.

Question 8

If an employee is considering making an employee redundant, they must follow a standard dismissal procedure as set out in the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (Dispute Resolution) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004. Outline the four steps the employer must take.

Answer 8

1. Writing to the employee
2. Setting out the reasons for the redundancy
3. Meeting the employee to discuss the redundancy
4. Holding an appeal if the employee asks for one

Question 9

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