Understanding Business Decisions and Behaviour: Unfair Dismissal and Financial Difficulties
Department for Business and Trade · awarded 8 October 2025
£147k
Award value
£147,000
1
Supplier
Recorded as a large business
27 Mar 2026
Runs until
from 8 Oct 2025
Who
| Buyer | Department for Business and Trade London |
|---|---|
| Supplier |
IPSOS (Market Research) LTD |
| Category | services |
| Classification | Research and development consultancy services CPV 73200000 |
| Notice published | 13 October 2025 |
What it is for
Research to inform reforms on unfair dismissal and 'fire and rehire' practices. The project involves two separate research arms: one focusing on unfair dismissal, requiring 50 interviews with businesses with employees, and another on financial difficulties, requiring 50 interviews with businesses that have faced or are facing financial difficulties in the last five years.
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