Dismissal – Dismissal, Sacking and Redundancy

A dismissal is a sacking when you terminate an employees contract because of their conduct or capability.
A dismissal is redundancy when you terminate an employees contract because there is a requirement to lose a particular number of employees.
A dismissal is redundancy when a fixed-term contract of two years or more expires and is not renewed because of redundancy.
A dismissal is an unfair dismissal when you terminate an employees contract for a reason which is considered unfair by law or you behave or act unreasonably during the dismissal process.
A dismissal is a wrongful dismissal when you do not follow the c orrect dismissal procedure or break contractual terms during the dismissal process.
A dismissal is constructive dismissal when an employee resigns in circumstances where they’re entitled to do so because of the way you, the employer, has acted.
It is also called dismissal when you don’t renew a fixed term contract when it ends.

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