Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the draft Code of Practice on dismissal and re-engagement, published on 24 January 2023, what the last resort scenarios are in which dismissal and re-engagement tactics could be used.

The Government is currently consulting on a draft Code of Practice to address dismissal and re-engagement. Once in force, the Code will deter employers from using controversial tactics and failing to engage in meaningful consultations with employees and their representatives. The Code is designed to cover a wide range of different circumstances, it will be for Employment Tribunals to decide where an employer has unreasonably failed to comply with the Code.