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Tuesday, July 08, 2025

can i claim injury to feelings awards for unfair dismissal?

The short answer is "no"....but..

...you can if the dismissal was also unlawfully discriminatory, a detriment because you blew the whistle or harassing. Pure unfair dismissal claims only coverfinancial loss—not emotional harm

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