Petitions/Remove 2 year threshold for unfair dismissal claims
StatusClosed
Opened6 Mar 2025
Closes6 Sept 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

We want those who have been employed less than two years to have the same recourse to pursue employers for unfair dismissal as those who have been employed for more than two years.

We feel that many people have experienced unfair dismissal while on probation before the two year mark, and that this can have a significant impact on their wellbeing and mental health.

10,000
100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

Alex Ballinger
1Alex Ballinger MP
Halesowen
3
James Asser
2James Asser MP
West Ham and Beckton
3
Ayoub Khan
3Ayoub Khan MP
Birmingham Perry Barr
2
Anna Dixon
4Anna Dixon MP
Shipley
2
Kirsteen Sullivan
5Kirsteen Sullivan MP
Bathgate and Linlithgow
2
Marsha De Cordova
6Marsha De Cordova MP
Battersea
1
Yasmin Qureshi
7Yasmin Qureshi MP
Bolton South and Walkden
1
Carla Denyer
8Carla Denyer MP
Bristol Central
1
Kerry McCarthy
9Kerry McCarthy MP
Bristol East
1
Dan Tomlinson
10Dan Tomlinson MP
Chipping Barnet
1
Remove 2 year threshold for unfair dismissal claims — Petitions