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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Unite slams plans on unfair dismissal  Plans to make it harder for workers to seek unfair dismissal compensation claim advice have been slammed by a leading union. Unite, which provides trade union support to thousands of workers, says the idea of scrapping the right to claim unfair dismissal is nothing more than a "sop to the right wing of the Tory party". Commissioned by prime minister David Cameron, the report from venture capitalist Adrian Beecroft suggests making it easier for firms to sack unproductive workers to boost business growth. Unite general secretary Len McCluskey said the proposals are "despicable" and noted that British workers are already the cheapest and easiest to sack in the European Union. "Now David Cameron plans to take the nation further back to the dark days of hire-and-fire," he added. "That is not in any way a plan for growth – it's a pathway to workplace misery and a demoralised and less productive workforce." Those sentiments were echoed by other unions, including the TUC and the GMB. TUC general secretary Brendan Barber noted that employers already have sufficient powers to sack staff fairly. Posted by Alex McLean 
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