The British Experience under a Statute Prohibiting Unfair Dismissal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3341653 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Linda Dickens, Moira Hart, M P Jones (0000-0003-0565-4938), Michael A Jones (0000-0002-0321-3402), Michael Jones (0000-0002-5448-8799), Brian Weekes |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 497-514 |
| Publication date | 1984-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Industrial and Labor Relations Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-7939 • E-ISSN: 2162-271X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001979398403700402 |
| OpenAlex | W2012027619 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
Statutory protection against unfair dismissal was introduced in Britain in 1971. This article examines the origin, nature, and effectiveness of that statute, which is enforced by publicly funded, tripartite tribunals. The authors show that only a minority of dismissed employees enter claims under the statute; only a minority of claimants win any relief; and only a minority of successful claimants win re-employment, most receiving instead relatively small sums of money. The authors offer explanations for that pattern and describe the reaction of British unions and employees to the statute
Business · Dismissal · Political science · Statute · Statute of limitations · Statutory law · Unfair dismissal · European and International Contract Law · European and International Law Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems · Legal principles and applications
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2011 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |