29/05/2026
⚠️ THREE SENTENCES THAT COST A £2M TURNOVER BUSINESS £43,000 LAST YEAR
"You're just not a good fit anymore."
"We don't really do warnings here."
"Don't worry, I'll put something in writing."
Three sentences. One owner-managed services business. £43,000 award plus around £11,000 in legal fees on top.
The owner thought he was being honest. He was. He was also building a constructive dismissal claim, admitting to no fair process, and creating written evidence for the employee's solicitor.
The mistake isn't being honest. It's having no structure between the honest intention and the spoken words.
That structure is a process. The process is in the ACAS Code of Practice. If you've never read it, you should — it's eleven pages.
Or you can keep paying the going rate for not having: roughly £20k–£60k per case in tribunal.
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