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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Unfair dismissal tribunal changes 'require a different approach'  Ministers have been urged to scrap current plans to reform the unfair dismissal claims process and concentrate on resolving dipsutes before they reach court. Millions of workers may become ineligible for unfair dismissal compensation claim advice, if government plans to extend the qualifying period for unfair dismissal tribunals from one to two years are approved. The TUC estimates that around three million workers will be affected, with young people, ethnic minorities and female part-time the most at-risk employee demographics. In its submission to the government review of proposals, the trade union body suggested that the new rules would lead to a spike in discrimination claims and cause extra confusion for staff and employers. TUC general secretary Brendan Barber explained: "While everyone wants to see a quicker and more efficient tribunal system, taking away people's rights and pricing vulnerable workers out of the system is the worst possible way to achieve this." Posted by Paul Stevens 
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