If you've worked for an employer continuously for at least two years, you've a number of legal rights. These mean that you cannot be dismissed without a fair reason. Fair reasons in the eyes of the law include: Capability: Where your health or abilities are not up to the demands of your role Conduct: For example, where you're consistently late, abusive to others or frequently absent Redundancy: Where roles no longer exist or there's a reduced requirement for a particular role of type of work, and you've been selected for redundancy based on fair criteria and a fair selection process Breach of statute: For example, where an employee who needs to drive as part of their job is disqualified from driving, although driving would likely have to be an essential or at least significant part of their duties for the dismissal to be potentially fair Some other substantial reason 'SOSR': Which may include personality clashes with important clients or colleagues as well as reorganisation of a business Unfair reasons for dismissal To find out more, call us on 0330 041 5869 or contact us and we'll call you.