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Pensions Act 2008

Section 57: Right of employee not to be unfairly dismissed

137.Section 57 inserts a new provision (section 104D) into the Employment Rights Act 1996, which protects an employee from being dismissed on grounds mirroring those specified in the right not to suffer detriment (section 55), for example, where an employee is dismissed for refusing to opt out of pension scheme membership.

138.As with the right not to suffer detriment, an employee who is dismissed on these specified grounds shall be regarded as having been unfairly dismissed, regardless of whether the employee concerned actually meets the eligibility criteria for the employer duty.

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