Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether ACAS has completed its work into fire and rehire practices; on what date ACAS shared its insights with officials at his Department; if he will publish the ACAS report’s findings; and on what date he plans to publish the Government’s response to that report’s findings.
The Department engaged ACAS to gather evidence of how fire and rehire is being used and they have concluded their work.
ACAS engaged with a range of groups, including employer bodies and trade unions, as well as professional bodies with advisory contact with employers, such as employment lawyers, accountants, and payroll services.
Officials are now giving this evidence due consideration, and the Government will communicate our response in due course.