Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 80529
Business: Redundancy
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 15 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Alex Brewer
Liberal Democrat — North East Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help ensure (a) legal and (b) ethical business practices are followed when firms undertake redundancies.
Answer
Kate DeardenThe government’s Plan to Make Work Pay committed to strengthening collective redundancy protections. The Employment Rights Bill will double the maximum period of the protective award that can be made for an employer’s failure to comply with their collecti...
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