Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 25494

Department of Health and Social Care: Unfair Dismissal

Tabled: 21 January 2025

Answered: 27 January 2025

Question

Alison Griffiths

Conservative — Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Department has defined unfair dismissal to occur where no fair reason has been provided to justify the dismissal, resulting in a breach of contract.All dismissals are handled in line with current legislation and the Department’s policies and procedure...

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