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Petition · past parliament

Change the length of time in a job for unfair dismissal. From 2years plus.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I am being let go from a job. I have been told if I had been there for longer I could go for unfair dismissal. But I’ve unfortunately only been here for 1 year. I think it’s should be changed from 2 plus years.
I have spoken to acas and they have told me that if I had been here longer I could go for unfair dismissal.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Change when employers can dismiss employees without cause back to one year.

Timeline

6 Aug 2018 Petition opened for signatures
8 Aug 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Aug 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.