Question follow-through · 25495
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Unfair Dismissal
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 21 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 27 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.
23 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Jan 2025
Answer published
The FCDO is committed to ensuring fair treatment and protection for all its employees from the outset of their employment. The FCDO adheres to the principles of fairness and transparency in all its employment practices, including protection against unfair...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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