Petition · past parliament

Truthful References from pervious employers.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

There should be a law where previous employers can give a truthful reference about an employee without being at threat of being sued.
Specially in the healthcare department, as the background of staff is important. As theses people need to be trusted with vulnerable people.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

29 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
5 Apr 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Apr 2017

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