{"id":33,"date":"2026-08-02T11:36:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T11:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-barrister-pro\/2026\/08\/02\/dismissed-unfairly-how-to-preserve-your-claim\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T11:36:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T11:36:33","slug":"dismissed-unfairly-how-to-preserve-your-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-barrister-pro\/2026\/08\/02\/dismissed-unfairly-how-to-preserve-your-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Dismissed unfairly? How to preserve your claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you believe you have been dismissed unfairly, time is the most important factor. Most employment claims have strict limits, and a missed deadline can end a strong claim before it starts.<\/p>\n<h2>Note the date<\/h2>\n<p>Write down the date you were told about your dismissal and the date your employment ended. The limitation period usually runs from the effective date of termination.<\/p>\n<h2>Keep the evidence<\/h2>\n<p>Save your contract, emails, messages, appraisals and any letters about the dismissal. Make a timeline of events while they are fresh in your mind.<\/p>\n<h2>Use the internal appeal<\/h2>\n<p>If your employer offers an appeal, use it. Failing to do so can reduce the compensation you receive.<\/p>\n<h2>Take advice before signing anything<\/h2>\n<p>A settlement agreement may be offered. Have it reviewed before you sign, because it will usually waive your right to bring a claim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The deadlines and evidence that decide most employment disputes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-employment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-barrister-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-barrister-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-barrister-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-barrister-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-barrister-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-barrister-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-barrister-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-barrister-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-barrister-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-barrister-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}