Petition · past parliament

Make employers politely offer employees their chosen pronoun on their name badge

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Many more people aren't identifying themselves as male or female or they may identify as one of these but may appear to be of the opposite sex. In retail for instance this can cause upset when customers and even co-workers refer to someone with the incorrect pronoun i.e he instead of they.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The UK Government and Parliament don't currently have the power to make employers offer employees their chosen pronoun on their name badge.

You could start a new petition asking Parliament to change the law to require any employer who asks staff to wear a name badge to give them the option of including a preferred pronoun.

Timeline

20 Jan 2016 Petition opened for signatures
21 Jan 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 Jan 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.