unfair dismissal
noun[CorU]
ukus(alsowrongful dismissal)HR,WORKPLACE
asituationin which anemployerorderssomeone toleavetheirjob, when there is not a goodreasonto do so:
Shedecidedtolaunchproceedingsforunfairdismissalagainst herformeremployer.
claim (for)/sue for/complain of unfair dismissalYou may beabletoclaimforunfairdismissalifyouractionswere theresultofprovocation.
a claim for/a case for/an allegation of unfair dismissalAfterwinningacaseforunfairdismissal, he went on tobecomeanemploymentlawyer.