Question follow-through · 4964
Universities: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has issued guidance to universities on the Employment Rights Act; and what steps she is taking to prevent university employers engaging in fire and rehire practices before January 2027.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 29 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jun 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has issued guidance to universities on the Employment Rights Act; and what steps she is taking to prevent university employers engaging in fire and rehire practices before January 2027.
2 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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16 Jun 2026
Answer published
Universities are autonomous institutions and, as such, like any other employer, are expected to comply with UK employment laws. The government has not issued specific guidance to universities on the Employment Rights Act, but clearly they should comply wi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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