Dismissals

SOSR stands for "some other substantial reason" and, somewhere along the way, it became a catch-all excuse for employers who want to fire an employee but don't have a compelling reason why. But, be warned employers. If you choose to use SOSR as your "we'll work it out later" excuse for a dismissal, a tribunal will dismantle it in minutes. If the reason you're dismissing someone doesn't fall into one of the other categories under the Employment Rights Act 1996 you have to be