The rights of staff who have worked less than 12 months.

Q: I have always assumed that employees with less than 12 months' service with a firm are not entitl...

Q: I have always assumed that employees with less than 12 months'
service with a firm are not entitled to the same rights with regard to
disciplinary procedures, as those with more than one year's service. Is
this correct?


A: Many employers wrongly assume that because the general qualifying
period for the majority of unfair dismissal cases is one year's continuous
service, they do not have to apply the general rules relating to
disciplinary and grievance procedures for employees who have less than
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