| 释义 |
wrongful dismissal
The termination of an employee’s contract of employment in a manner that is not in accordance with that contract. Thus when an employee is dismissed without the notice to which he is entitled (in circumstances that do not justify summary dismissal), or when the employer prematurely terminates the employee’s fixed-term contract, the employee is entitled to claim damages in the courts or at an employment tribunal for wrongful dismissal. The court’s jurisdiction concerns only the parties’ contractual rights and not their statutory rights under the employment protection legislation (compare unfair dismissal). If a breach of statutory rights arises, an employee may also bring a claim for unfair dismissal. However, this must be done before an employment tribunal. |