Tuffnells Ltd

Case Summary

The claim for unfair dismissal is struck out as the claimant did not have the required 2 years' service.

The claimant did not have the required 2 years' service to bring a claim for unfair dismissal, which is a statutory eligibility requirement.

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• •The claimant complains of unfair dismissal.
• •Section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 requires a claimant to have not less than two years' service to make an unfair dismissal complaint.
• •The claimant was employed by the respondent for less than two years.
• •Therefore, the claimant is not entitled to bring such a complaint.
• •The claimant has failed to give an acceptable reason, despite being given the opportunity to do so, why the complaint should not be struck out.

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