Unfair dismissal law – An LRD guide for union reps (December 2023)

Chapter 8

Acting as a companion

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It is automatically unfair to dismiss an employee for a reason connected to the statutory right to be accompanied or to act as a companion in disciplinary and grievance hearings (section 12 Employment Relations Act 1999).


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