Unfair Dismissal
Commons · Question 115391 · 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 steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) discourage potential increases in the number of ordinary unfair dismissals ahead of planned changes to dismissal rights on 1 January 2027.
Answer
Answered by Kate Dearden, 2 Mar 2026
The Government will undertake proportionate monitoring and evaluation of reforms implemented through the Employment Rights Act. To determine whether the policy has met its objectives, we will be monitoring its impacts and will undertake a proportionate re...