Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 25486

Cabinet Office: Unfair Dismissal

Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 29 January 2025

Question

Alison Griffiths

ConservativeBognor Regis and Littlehampton

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

Answer

Georgia Gould
Unfair dismissal in the UK is governed by the Employment Rights Act 1996 and other legislation, which stipulates that you must have worked for your employer for a minimum period before you qualify for the right to claim unfair dismissal at a tribunal. An ...

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