Written Question·Home Office·UIN 25496

Home Office: Unfair Dismissal

Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 29 January 2025

Question

Alison Griffiths

ConservativeBognor Regis and Littlehampton

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

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
In line with the current requirements of employment legislation regarding fair dismissal processes, new Home Office employees who have not previously completed a probationary period in the Civil Service are required to serve a period of at least six month...

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