Section 151: Dismissal.

Employment Rights Act 1996 · 1996 c. 18View on legislation.gov.uk

Part XI: Redundancy payments etc. — Chapter III: Right by reason of lay-off or short-time

An employee is not entitled to a redundancy payment by reason of being laid off or kept on short-time if he is dismissed by his employer.

Subsection (1) does not prejudice any right of the employee to a redundancy payment in respect of the dismissal.

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