Petition · past parliament · Department for Work and Pensions
Give employees the right to choose who accompanies them to disciplinary meetings
Closed
69 signatures
What the petition asks
Amend Employment 1999 Act Section 10 to give employees the right to choose anyone to accompany them to disciplinary meetings with their employer.
Currently the law says you only have a right to be accompanied by a colleague, a trade union representative, or an official employed by a trade union.
Employees can request to be accompanied by someone else, but their employer does not have to agree.
Not everyone can afford or feels the need to join the Union, but employees should not be restricted on who they can call to accompany them or present their case.
Employees can request to be accompanied by someone else, but their employer does not have to agree.
Not everyone can afford or feels the need to join the Union, but employees should not be restricted on who they can call to accompany them or present their case.
Timeline
| 3 Feb 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Aug 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
69
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Opened
3 Feb 2022
Closed
3 Aug 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.