In law, wrongful dismissal is the termination of an employee's contract of employment in a manner that is not in accordance with that contract. Thus when an employee is dismissed without the notice to which he is entitled (in circumstances that do not justify summary dismissal) or when the employer prematurely terminates the employee's fixed-term contract, the employee is entitled to claim damages in the courts for wrongful dismissal. The court's jurisdiction concerns only the parties' contractual rights and not their statutory rights under the employment protection legislation. The Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 empowers the Secretary of State for Employment to give industrial tribunals jurisdiction to hear claims of wrongful dismissal but he has not yet done so. Research Wrongful Dismissal
Intrigue is an adventure starring George Raft, June Havoc, Helena Carter, Tom Tully and Marvin Miller in a story about a pilot who joins black marketeers following his wrongful dismissal from the air force. Intrigue was directed by Edwin L Marin in 1947.
Philadelphia is a drama starring Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Roberta Maxwell and Buzz Kilman in a story about a successful gay lawyer diagnosed as HIV positive who, failing to inform his employer of his illness, is sacked and subsequently attempts to sue the company or wrongful dismissal. Philadelphia was directed by Jonathan Demme in 1993. Research Philadelphia
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