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Cited answers from 16 indexed UK employment Acts. Dismissal procedures, TUPE consultations, redundancy timelines — every response references the exact section.

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The Employment Law specialist provides cited answers to employment law queries by searching indexed UK legislation. It covers the full employment relationship lifecycle — from recruitment through to dismissal, redundancy, and tribunal procedures. Designed for HR professionals, employment solicitors, and in-house legal teams who need fast, referenced answers.

Every response includes precise section references to the source Act or Statutory Instrument, with direct links to legislation.gov.uk. The specialist indexes 16 instruments covering core employment rights, trade union law, equality, working time, and family leave — all embedded for semantic search with full-text keyword fallback.

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16 instruments · 1,232 sections
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Primary Acts

Employment Rights Act 1996

ukpga/1996/18

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Trade Union & Labour Relations Act 1992

ukpga/1992/52

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Equality Act 2010

ukpga/2010/15

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National Minimum Wage Act 1998

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Working Time Regulations 1998

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Statutory Instruments

TUPE Regulations 2006

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Agency Workers Regulations 2010

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Maternity & Parental Leave Regulations 1999

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National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015

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Fixed-term Employees Regulations 2002

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Part-time Workers Regulations 2000

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Flexible Working Regulations 2014

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Information & Consultation Regulations 2004

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Supporting Acts

Employment Relations Act 1999

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Employment Act 2002

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Employment Act 2008

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Real examples of cited answers from the Employment Law specialist.

What’s the minimum redundancy consultation period for 50 employees?

When proposing to dismiss 20–99 employees within 90 days for redundancy, collective consultation must begin at least 30 days before the first dismissal. For 100 or more, this extends to 45 days.

Consultation must be with appropriate representatives and must cover ways to avoid dismissals, reduce numbers, and mitigate consequences.

TULRCA 1992, s.188

Can we dismiss an employee on long-term sick leave for 9 months?

Long-term absence can be a potentially fair reason under the capability ground (ERA 1996, s.98(2)(a)). However, procedural fairness is critical — you must obtain a medical prognosis, consider reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010, consult the employee, and explore alternative roles before dismissing.

Dismissal without a fair process is likely to be unfair regardless of the length of absence.

ERA 1996, s.98

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Cited answers from 16 indexed UK employment Acts. Built for HR professionals, employment solicitors, and in-house legal teams.