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Unfair Dismissal

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 7772

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to increase employee protection from unfair dismissal.

Answered by Justin Madders

The Government introduced the Employment Rights Bill in the House on 10 October 2024.

The Bill will make basic protection against unfair dismissal a day one right for all employees, ending the current arbitrary system that leaves employees waiting up to two years to access this right.

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