A Five-Minute Sacking. £27,420 in Costs. Eleven Months of Stress.

You built your business on fast decisions. When something isn’t working, you fix it or get rid of it. That instinct serves you everywhere — except with people.

One North West director dismissed a difficult supervisor on the spot. Three weeks later, the ACAS letter arrived. And under the Employment Rights Act 2025 — six-month unfair dismissal rights, uncapped awards — the margin for error has never been smaller.

This free case study breaks down the full £27,420 cost, the hidden toll nobody warns you about, and exactly what managed HR cover would have changed.

Don’t wait for your Christmas Day boiler moment.