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Petition · Department for Work and Pensions

Legal requirement to respond to job applicants after interview

Closed 311 signatures

What the petition asks

Make 'ghosting' job applicants illegal after an interview. Job applications are time consuming for applicants. Some companies interview applicants and then provide no response. Companies should be required to provide interview feedback within a reasonable time frame
Make it law that companies provide constructive interview feedback within a reasonable time frame (e.g. 45 days, as recent law coming in Ontario, Canada). Feedback should be personalised (not generic AI generated). This will help applicants understand the reasons behind them not being successful in their application, and ultimately help the UK employment market.

Timeline

23 Jan 2026 Petition opened for signatures
23 Jul 2026 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 311
Status Closed
Department Department for Work and Pensions
Opened 23 Jan 2026
Closed 23 Jul 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 6 Aug 2026.