‘Unfair dismissal’ claims increasing

"Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) are facing increasing numbers of unfair dismissal claims after neglecting to follow the correct statutory procedures when making employees redundant.
Small business insurer Hiscox said the last quarter saw a threefold increase in insurance claims from employers being sued by employees for ‘unfair dismissal’.
Businesses making redundancies must adhere to recognised [...]" (2009-2-4)
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