Abstract
This article discusses the changes being brought in by the UK government’s Employment Law Review. In particular, the article considers how far the changes suggested in the Review meet the government’s stated aims: to improve economic efficiency and to maintain employment protection for workers. The article focuses on the (actual and proposed) changes to the UK unfair dismissal scheme. Firstly, the article discusses the extension of the qualification period for unfair dismissal (in force from April 2012) and how far this change is in accordance with the aims of economic efficiency and the maintenance of employment protection stated in the Review. Secondly, the aims of the Review are discussed in the context of the proposed introduction of ‘no-fault dismissals’ for micro businesses. Finally, the article considers the changes to unfair dismissal procedure suggested by the Review and what the potential impact of these changes might be on UK employment law.
