Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office
Devolve employment law
Closed
90 signatures
What the petition asks
Despite fire and rehire, the use of apprenticeships as an excuse to pay lower wages and an increase in zero-hour contracts across the entire union, only Westminster can legislate on employment law.
This must change.
Employment law must become a devolved matter.
This must change.
Employment law must become a devolved matter.
The Acas Report showed 1 in 10 employees face fire and rehire. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation reported that despite living in a household with at least 1 person in employment, 56% of people were living in poverty, and 7 in 10 children are plunged into poverty while living in a working household.
Yet devolved governments have no say in improving these situations for their people. It is time to give the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish governments the power to legislate on these matters.
Yet devolved governments have no say in improving these situations for their people. It is time to give the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish governments the power to legislate on these matters.
Timeline
| 12 Jul 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 Jan 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
90
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
12 Jul 2021
Closed
12 Jan 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.