Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people who have been requested to shield during the covid-19 outbreak do not face discrimination in relation to employment retention by their employers.
The Government is actively monitoring the impact of Covid-19 on the labour market and will continue to do so.
Any employee who considers that their dismissal was unfair, whether for a reason related to Covid-19 or otherwise, can complain to an employment tribunal, subject to a qualifying period of continuous service of 2 years. Guidance on what constitutes unfair dismissal or pressure to come into work if you are shielding is available from ACAS: Coronavirus: shielding and vulnerable people.