# Understanding Business Decisions and Behaviour: Unfair Dismissal and Financial Difficulties

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by Department for Business and Trade.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Business and Trade](/buyers/department-for-business-and-trade/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [IPSOS \(Market Research\) LTD](/contract-winners/ipsos-market-research/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £147,000
- Tender value: £147,000
- Award date: 8 October 2025
- Published: 13 October 2025
- Contract start: 8 October 2025
- Contract end: 27 March 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 5646d6d1-e8df-425b-848d-5bcb97645f14-867959
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-01b76098-bef6-49fa-af45-357b2ece3318

## Description

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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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5646d6d1-e8df-425b-848d-5bcb97645f14-867959)