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The fair process
The Acas-shaped path — every letter drafted for you.
A UK dismissal is a sequence, not a letter: invite → hearing → outcome → appeal. Skip a step and a tribunal can uplift compensation by up to 25%. GitLaw drafts each one, in order.
Previewing for [Employee Name], Account Manager · misconduct track (UK)
15 September 2026
Private & confidential [Employee Name], Account Manager
Re: Outcome of your disciplinary hearing
Dear [Employee Name], I am writing to confirm the outcome of your disciplinary hearing held on 22 September 2026, which you attended with your companion. Having considered the evidence and your responses carefully, the decision is that you are dismissed, with notice, on the ground of conduct: the repeated failure to meet agreed client deadlines set out in the invitation letter, which earlier warnings and support have not resolved. You are entitled to four weeks' notice under your contract. Your employment will end on the expiry of that notice; you will be paid to that date, together with any accrued but untaken holiday. You have the right to appeal this decision. If you wish to appeal, write to me within 7 days of receiving this letter, setting out your grounds. The appeal will be heard by someone not previously involved in this matter. Thank you for the contributions you have made during your employment.
What a dismissal has to get right
From 1 January 2027, UK employees can claim unfair dismissal after 6 months' service instead of 2 years — a fair, documented process is about to matter for almost every hire. In the US, at-will doesn't mean paperwork-free: final-pay deadlines and notice duties vary by state. Process is your protection.
Acas Code of Practice; Employment Rights Act 2025 (business.gov.uk); Employment Rights Act 1996 s.86
Plan the processHow it works
Describe the situation
The role, what happened, and where you are — GitLaw maps the right track: misconduct, capability, redundancy or an agreed exit.
Follow the process, letter by letter
UK: the Acas-shaped sequence — invite, hearing, outcome, appeal. US: a state-aware exit kit — termination letter plus a compliant severance agreement.
Keep the record
Every letter, note and deadline stays organised in your workspace — the documentation that protects you if the decision is ever challenged.
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Today the general unfair-dismissal right needs 2 years' service, which gives employers more latitude early on — but day-one claims (discrimination, whistleblowing, asserting statutory rights) have no service requirement. And from 1 January 2027 the Employment Rights Act 2025 cuts the qualifying period to 6 months and removes the cap on compensatory awards. Run a fair process regardless of tenure — it's about to matter for almost everyone.
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