Practice question · Multiple choice
Unfair dismissal lets the employer choose reinstatement or compensation, while void dismissal compels reinstatement with back pay. What does that difference in remedy signal?
Hints
- Ask what the employer can and cannot settle with money in each case.
- One category treats the dismissal as never having legally happened.
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C. That a void dismissal violates a fundamental right
Why
Where discrimination or a protected right is involved, allowing payment in lieu would price the right. The mandatory remedy is what stops it becoming a fee.
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