Written Question·Treasury·UIN 25503

Treasury: Unfair Dismissal

Tabled: 21 January 2025

Answered: 29 January 2025

Question

Alison Griffiths

Conservative — Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

Answer

James Murray

HMT staff must have completed 2 years’ service to be protected against unfair dismissal. The new Employment Rights Bill will amend the law on unfair dismissal to protect staff from their first working day. HMT will implement this legislative change when i...

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