To require job advertisers to reply to all applicants, regardless of outcome.
I want the government to debate and if necessary legislate to force job advertisers in the UK, to respond to all applicants with a final outcome of their application no matter what stage the application reaches.
Signatures
12
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 12/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 12/100,000
- 24 MAR 2026Petition rejectedduplicate
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action: Require employers to send responses to all job applications https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/742375
- 16 FEB 2026Petition created
Background
The need for person to apply for employment, can be borne from an infinite number of reasons, some through a desire for change, or a first job after leaving education through to the need to work due to desperate unforeseen circumstances. The effect on applicants who receive no response to advertised jobs is detrimental to their mental health and can stop the person progressing in a timely manner onto other opportunities while waiting for a response that may never come.