Employment Rights Bill: repeal of two-year qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims

As part of our series of updates exploring the implications of the Employment Rights Bill (the Bill), we look at one of the most significant changes to be proposed in the Bill – the repealing of the two-year qualifying period on our website here.

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About Mark Hamilton

Mark is a partner in Dentons' Employment and Labor practice. He has specialised in employment law since 1995. He advises on all aspects of employment law including Executive contracts and severances, TUPE transfers, collective employee relations, large restructuring and redundancy programmes, negotiation and termination of contracts and unfair dismissals. He is recognized as having both top class technical legal knowledge and an extremely pragmatic approach whether he is providing strategic advice or guiding clients through a complex dispute.

About Leslie Martin

Leslie has a wealth of experience acting for employers and employees on contentious and non-contentious matters, including: advising on employment documentation (including employment contracts, service agreements, consultancy agreements, handbooks etc.); conducting complex settlement negotiations; negotiating exits; advising on settlement agreements; advising on restrictive covenants; advising on day-to-day HR and disciplinary issues; and advising on a number of unfair dismissal and discrimination claims.