This section amends Part 10 of the ERA 1996 which relates to unfair dismissal.
	Subsection (2) amends section 108 of the ERA 1996, which sets the qualifying period for ordinary unfair dismissal claims. It is amended so that the required period of continuous employment to make an ordinary unfair dismissal claim is reduced from two years to six months.
	Subsection (3) repeals section 124 of the ERA 1996 (limit of compensatory award etc) to remove the limit on the compensatory award that tribunals can award in unfair dismissal cases.
	Subsection (4) amends section 209(5) of the ERA 1996 to remove a reference to section 108(1) so that the Secretary of State can no longer use the power in section 209(5) to vary the length of the qualifying period for unfair dismissal using secondary legislation.
	Subsection (5) introduces Schedule 3 which contains minor and consequential amendments in relation to this section.
Part 1: Employment Rights Dismissal Section 25: Right not to be unfairly dismissed: qualifying period and compensatory awards