This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Petition Make spent conviction dismissals a protected right for -2 years in employment
Having recently been dismissed for having a spent conviction despite the protection under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1979. Under employment law this action is unlawful and would lead to an automatic unfair dismissal if an individual has 2 years service. This action is discrimination.
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Sec 4 of the rehabilitation of offenders act 1979 makes it unlawful to be sacked simply for not disclosing a spent conviction, yet there is no penalty or recourse for the rehabilitated person to take action against this form of discrimination!
As this is already listed as an automatic unfair dismissal, then it should be looked at to decrease the requirement of 2 years service and treat it the same as the other protected reasons such as whistleblowing, discrimination etc.
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