Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 25492

Department for Transport: Unfair Dismissal

Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 29 January 2025

Question

Alison Griffiths

ConservativeBognor Regis and Littlehampton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

Answer

Mike Kane
The Department for Transport employs robust policies to ensure that the dismissal of any employee, including new employees serving a period of probation, is fair and legally compliant.