Department for Business and Trade: Unfair Dismissal
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether staff in his Department receive protections from unfair dismissal from their first working day.
Answered by Justin Madders
Around 9 million employees have been working for their employer for less than two years, so have only very limited statutory protection against unfair dismissal. Our Employment Rights Bill will provide a new baseline of security for employees, including day one protection from unfair dismissal.
Department for Business and Trade (DBT) employees working in England, Scotland and Wales are subject to a two year qualifying period before they receive legal protection from unfair dismissal. Employment Law is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and DBT employees working there are subject to a one year qualifying period.
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