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What happens if you have been dismissed from work or made redundant, or you had to leave.
Information provided applies to England & Wales
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Dismissal is when your employer ends your employment - they don’t always have to give you notice. Explains your rights if you have been dismissed and action you can take.
If your employer is making decisions about dismissing you, or making you redundant, or your retirement, or what they do after you have stopped working for them, such as when they give you a reference, equality law applies to what they are doing.
Information about whistleblowing and the Public Interest Disclosure Act. Also explains where to get free, confidential legal advice to help you decide whether and if so how to raise a concern about a danger or illegality that you have witnessed at work.
If you decide to blow the whistle to a prescribed person rather than your employer, you must make sure that you have chosen the correct person or body for your issue. Information about the prescribed persons and bodies who you can make a disclosure to.