Consultation outcome

Draft statutory code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement

• From: Department for Business and Trade and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 24 January 2023
• Last updated: 19 February 2024 — See all updates

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Updated draft statutory code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-4714-4

Unnumbered act paper

PDF, 351 KB, 16 pages

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Government response to the consultation on the statutory code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement

PDF, 259 KB, 22 pages

Explanatory memorandum to the updated draft code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement

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Detail of outcome

The government’s response to the consultation and next steps, including the updated Code of Practice.

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Original consultation

Summary

Consultation on a draft statutory code of practice that sets out employers’ responsibilities when seeking to change employment terms and conditions.

This consultation ran from
9am on 24 January 2023 to 11:45pm on 18 April 2023

Consultation description

This consultation is seeking views on the draft code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement.

The code sets out employers’ responsibilities when seeking to change employment terms and conditions, if there is the prospect of dismissal and re-engagement. It requires employers to consult staff and explore alternative options, without using the threat of dismissal to pressure employees to agree new terms.

This is an opportunity for all interested individuals and groups to review the draft code, consider its provisions and provide their views on it. The consultation will remain open for 12 weeks. We will analyse all submissions, and take the views expressed into account before publishing a government response and final version of the code in due course.

Read the BEIS consultation privacy notice.

Documents

Consultation on the Draft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement

PDF, 414 KB, 15 pages

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Draft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement

PDF, 254 KB, 17 pages

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Published 24 January 2023
Last updated 19 February 2024 + show all updates

1. 19 February 2024

   Government response to the consultation published, as well as the updated draft statutory code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement and explanatory memorandum.

2. 24 January 2023

   First published.