Petition · past parliament

Prevent Agencies cashing in on lawful I.A.

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

Railway workers are engaged in lawful Industrial Action, this can only be prolonged as long as Employment Agencies are allowed to provide “temps”in these circumstances.

Providing undertrained temporary workers hides issues which need to be addressed, giving employers an excuse not to negotiate.
Introduce legislation to make such profiteering unlawful which will shorten the length of time Industrial Action is needed.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action:

Do not allow the use of agency workers to replace staff on strike
Do not allow the use of agency workers to replace staff on strike

Timeline

24 Sep 2022 Petition opened for signatures
28 Sep 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Sep 2022

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