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Dismissal Letter for Employees Without Unfair Dismissal Rights checklist
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Here are a few important steps to take to finish your document
The employer (or their representative) must sign the Dismissal Letter for Employees Without Unfair Dismissal Rights.
Signing online
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You can sign online using RocketSign.
Sign in print
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Print a copy of the Dismissal Letter for Employees Without Unfair Dismissal Rights.
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Sign and date the Dismissal Letter.
Enclose a copy of your Disciplinary procedure or performance policy alongside your Dismissal Letter.
The Dismissal Letter for Employees Without Unfair Dismissal Rights is a formal notice which must be served (ie delivered) properly.
Check the employee’s contract for any special rules about serving notices and make sure that they are followed.
The safest way to serve a notice is to deliver it in person or, failing this, to send it by post or email. If you sever your Dismissal Letter for Employees Without Unfair Dismissal Rights:
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In person - hand the Dismissal Letter to the employee personally.
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By post - consider using recorded delivery and keeping a copy of the proof of posting and delivery. Make sure that you have the employee’s latest address before posting the Dismissal Letter.
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By email - check that the employment contract allows you to send notices by email and whether it requires you to request a ‘read receipt’ as proof of service.
Regardless of how you serve the Dismissal Letter for Employees Without Unfair Dismissal Rights, you should tell the employee in person that they are being dismissed before serving the Dismissal Letter. If this isn’t practical, make sure that the employee actually receives and reads the Dismissal Letter.
Keep a copy of the Dismissal Letter for Employees Without Unfair Dismissal Rights for your records. A copy of the Dismissal Letter will be stored automatically in your Rocket Lawyer account ‘Dashboard’.
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Emailed the Dismissal Letter - download a copy of the email that was sent and any attachments together with any ‘read receipts’.
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Posted or hand-delivered the Dismissal Letter - keep a copy of the signed letter that was served and anything else that was sent with it.
