Petition

To require job advertisers to reply to all applicants, regardless of outcome.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

I want the government to debate and if necessary legislate to force job advertisers in the UK, to respond to all applicants with a final outcome of their application no matter what stage the application reaches.
The need for person to apply for employment, can be borne from an infinite number of reasons, some through a desire for change, or a first job after leaving education through to the need to work due to desperate unforeseen circumstances. The effect on applicants who receive no response to advertised jobs is detrimental to their mental health and can stop the person progressing in a timely manner onto other opportunities while waiting for a response that may never come.

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 the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Require employers to send responses to all job applications
Require employers to send responses to all job applications

Timeline

16 Feb 2026 Petition opened for signatures
24 Mar 2026 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Mar 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 20 Aug 2026.