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Pregnancy, parental leave, severe disability and employee-representative roles can trigger protections beyond ordinary dismissal law. Apprenticeships and other specific arrangements also require separate assessment.
What needs checking
Each regime has its own scope, relevant dates, approval requirements and exceptions. A general dismissal checklist will not catch every protected situation.
Practical next steps
Before taking action, establish the facts sensitively and identify which protections apply. Coordinate consultation and authority steps with the intended employment measure rather than trying to repair an incomplete procedure afterwards.
Prepare for the review
Send the relevant contract or policy, a short chronology, the correspondence and any document showing a deadline. Explain the outcome you need and any steps already taken.
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Updated: 8 November 2026.
Further practical examples
Illustrative scenarios; these are not reports of client matters or promised outcomes.
Scenario 1
A works council member is to be transferred. Mandate, duties and participation rules are assessed together.
Scenario 2
Dismissal is contemplated during parental leave. Special protection and any exception procedure must be clarified first.
Scenario 3
Several protected statuses overlap. The process addresses each applicable protection separately.