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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Unfair Dismissal

Asked by Alison GriffithsConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 29 January 2025UIN 25489

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.

Answered by Michael Shanks

All dismissals are handled in line with current legislation and appropriate Codes of Practice. Where an employee feels they may have been unfairly dismissed, appropriate internal appeal routes may be instigated.

Where an employee is unable to solve a problem internally they may be able to go to an employment tribunal to claim unfair dismissal, as set out in legislation.

This position will be reviewed when unfair dismissal rights are updated in line with the Employment Rights Bill when this comes into effect.

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