Unfair Dismissal
Commons · Question 115390 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Mary Glindon
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of employers using ordinary unfair dismissals ahead of the extension of unfair dismissal rights on 1 January 2027.
Answer
Answered by Kate Dearden, 2 Mar 2026
The Government does not collect data on the level of ordinary unfair dismissals made by employers. The Government does publish data on the number of unfair dismissal claims awarded compensation at Employment Tribunal:2020/21: 4212021/22: 6332022/23: 78720...