If an employee claims unfair dismissal, they begin a legal action against their employer in which they claim that they weredismissed from their job unfairly.
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His former chauffeur is claiming unfair dismissal on the grounds of racial discrimination.
unfair dismissal in British English
(ʌnˈfɛə ˌdɪsˈmɪsəl)
noun
if an employee claims unfair dismissal, they begin a legal action against their employer in which they claim that they were dismissed from their job unfairly
His former chauffeur is claiming unfair dismissal on the grounds of racial discrimination.
She was awarded £ 5,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal.
Examples of 'unfair dismissal' in a sentence
unfair dismissal
`Then why didn't you appeal to an industrial tribunal against unfair dismissal ?