Employers must give written dismissal in new plans

The current law does not require an employer to provide an employee with written reasons for their dismissal

Bosses in Jersey who sack their workers will have to set out their reasons in writing under new government plans.

Social security Minister Deputy Lyndsay Feltham is adding the new rule to a series of proposed changes to Jersey's job compensation laws.

The current law does not require an employer to provide an employee with written reasons for their dismissal.

The employment forum report also includes increases to compensation payments for staff who are unfairly dismissed or suffer discrimination at work.

'Too restrictive'

The report said Ms Feltham agreed compensation was "too restrictive".

It said: "The Minister agrees that the current maximum limit of four weeks’ pay for these types of compensation claims is too restrictive.

"The Tribunal should be given a wider margin of discretion to mark what may be particularly severe examples of employer breaches and for which the current maximum award is inadequate.

"The Minister agrees that eight weeks’ pay is an appropriate maximum limit to set."

Ms Feltham also agreed the £10,000 limit for breaches of an employee’s contractual rights should be increased to £30,000.