# Dismissals and challenges Source: https://iberfacil.es/en/services/dismissals Markdown: https://iberfacil.es/en/services/dismissals.md **In short:** Dismissals and challenges: we review the letter and the settlement, calculate the compensation due and a labour lawyer from our network handles the conciliation request and the claim. The legal time limit to challenge is twenty working days; the lawyer confirms it. We handle it ourselves from start to finish, with professionals from our network, with a written quote before we start and your case visible in your client area. We ask for the letter, the contract, the latest payslips and the settlement. ## You have been dismissed and the clock is running First consultation, viability study and quote: **Free until 5 January 2027** Tell us about your case We review the letter and the settlement, calculate the compensation due and file the conciliation request and claim within the twenty working days. First consultation, viability study and quote: **Free until 5 January 2027** [Tell us about your case](https://iberfacil.es/en/contact) ### The service at a glance #### What is included - Reading the dismissal letter and the settlement - Calculating length of service and compensation for that type of dismissal - Conciliation request and claim before the employment court #### Price Payment on account + success fee Initial payment on account €471.90 VAT included €390.00 + €81.90 VAT (21%) Plus a percentage of what you recover You only pay it once the money is in your account. The percentage depends on the amount recovered, by band: we set it out in your quote, before you sign. [How we charge](https://iberfacil.es/en/pricing#how-we-charge) Price valid until November 22, 2026. Prices include VAT. Public fees are separate, in your name and without a mark-up. ### WHAT IS INCLUDED AND WHAT IS NOT PROMISED The deadline to challenge a dismissal is twenty working days from the date the dismissal takes effect (article 59.3 of the Workers' Statute; the lawyer confirms it), and it cannot be recovered. Before signing the settlement it is worth knowing what you are signing: a settlement accepted without reservation makes everything afterwards much harder. What it includes: reading the dismissal letter and the settlement; calculating length of service and compensation for that type of dismissal; conciliation request and claim before the employment court. What it does not include: we cannot guarantee the dismissal is ruled unfair or void: that is for the court. It also does not include an appeal to the higher court (recurso de suplicación, quoted separately), a claim to FOGASA (the wage guarantee fund) or the application for unemployment benefit. #### DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED - Dismissal letter or, if verbal, the date and how you were told. - Employment contract and its amendments. - Recent payslips and the settlement, signed or unsigned. #### INDICATIVE TIMING We answer your enquiry within 1 working day and send the written quote within 2 working days. Once your documents are complete, we prepare the file between 2 and 5 working days. You have 20 working days from the dismissal to claim (strict deadline). Prior conciliation is scheduled within weeks and, if not held within 30 working days, it is deemed attempted; without agreement, the hearing usually takes months. See [the pricing page](https://iberfacil.es/en/pricing) for how we charge this kind of matter. ### How it works 1. **MERITS AND DEADLINES** We read the dismissal letter and the settlement before you sign anything and calculate the compensation due according to the type of dismissal. 2. **PROFESSIONAL AND QUOTE** We ask for the letter, the contract, the latest payslips and the settlement. Employment lawyer assigned; price in writing. 3. **PLEADINGS AND EVIDENCE** We file the conciliation request within the limitation period and, if there is no agreement, the claim before the employment court. 4. **HEARING AND JUDGMENT** We accompany you to the conciliation and the trial, and explain the judgment: reinstatement, compensation or back pay. #### What to have at hand - Dismissal letter or, if verbal, the date and how you were told - Employment contract and its amendments - Recent payslips and the settlement, signed or unsigned The result is indicative and not binding: it depends on the figures you enter and does not replace a proper review of your case. If you would like us to look at it, [get in touch](https://iberfacil.es/en/contact). ### Frequently asked questions SHOULD I SIGN THE SETTLEMENT? You can sign marking it "not in agreement". Before signing outright, ask us: it takes five minutes. HOW MUCH AM I OWED? It depends on the type of dismissal and your length of service. We calculate it from your payslips before claiming. WHAT IF MY TEMPORARY CONTRACT WAS A SHAM? It can convert to permanent and change the compensation. We review it against the contract. ### RELATED SERVICES People who come for “Dismissals and challenges” often need one of these services too. 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