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Department for Transport: Unfair Dismissal

Asked by Alison GriffithsConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 29 January 2025UIN 25492

The question

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

Answered by Mike Kane

The Department for Transport employs robust policies to ensure that the dismissal of any employee, including new employees serving a period of probation, is fair and legally compliant.

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