Petition · past parliament
Prevent employers firing their employees over opinions shared on social media.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should enact measures to protect the people from losing employment over actions taken outside of work that have no bearing on their role. Rebecca Long-Bailey is the most recent victim of a culture that has allowed people to lose their livelihoods over a difference of opinion.
It is within the Government's power to amend the 'Employment Rights Act 1996' to make the firing of individuals for posts on social media an act of unfair dismissal, by modifying the legislation under Part X: Chapter 1 of the aforementioned act.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 25 Jun 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 Sep 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
8 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.