Stop health declarations in the job application process

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Make it illegal for companies to ask people applying for a job to declare all and any health problems

I have been applying for jobs now for almost 4 years and NEARLY everyone gets me to tell the company all about my cancer. The interview or process will be going well untill they hear the c word. I know I am not the only one being judged and out of the 1000s of disabled people looking for work and being discriminated against something needs to change. No one should be out of work for so long because of a health condition or disability that they can not help

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

It's already against the law for employers to discriminate against you because of a disability. You can read more about disability rights on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/rights-disabled-person/employment

Employers can only ask about health or disability during the recruitment process if there are necessary requirements of the job that cannot be met with reasonable adjustments, they’re finding out if someone needs help to take part in a selection test or interview, or they're using ‘positive action’ to recruit a disabled person: https://www.gov.uk/employer-preventing-discrimination/recruitment

If you think someone has treated you unlawfully, you can make a claim to an employment tribunal: https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunals

Timeline

23 Aug 2021	Petition opened for signatures
25 Aug 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 25 Aug 2021

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