Remove experience restrictions on entry-level jobs

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Make new legalizations to safeguard graduates and potential employees with little or no previous employment experience when applying for entry-level positions. To protect those, the government must establish a legal framework that businesses can follow when applying for jobs.

Currently employers are able to exploit an apparent loophole in the equality act 2010 advertising entry-level jobs requiring experience up to 3 years.
We believe action must be taken to discourage employers from saying experience is desirable as a covering for age discrimination.
We are calling for the government to remove experience requirements for entry-level jobs. Candidates should be considered for entry-level positions upon education and personal skills.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The qualifications and experience employers require for particular jobs is a matter for individual employers, not the Government or House of Commons.

Indirect discrimination that disadvantages people with a protected characteristic is already illegal unless an organisation or employer is able to show that there is a good reason for the policy: https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/what-direct-and-indirect-discrimination

Timeline

15 Feb 2023	Petition opened for signatures
17 Feb 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 17 Feb 2023

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