Petition · Department for Work and Pensions
Make "ghost jobs" illegal
Closed
329 signatures
What the petition asks
Ghost jobs are advertisements for positions that are not currently open or that the company has no intention of filling. We think that ghost jobs create stress, waste time, increase unemployment benefit costs, give a false indication of the job market and artificially inflate companies market value.
We want legislation to establish clear criteria for job adverts, requiring companies to verify vacancies. We also want penalties for companies that knowingly mislead job-seekers through deceptive job postings. Additionally, we request that the government create a regulatory body or framework to monitor compliance and investigate complaints about ghost jobs.
Timeline
| 14 Mar 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Sep 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
329
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Opened
14 Mar 2025
Closed
14 Sep 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 5 Aug 2026.