Petition Change the rules to allow job-sharing for Members of Parliament.

Parliament needs to modernise and better reflect the people it serves. One way of doing this is to allow job-sharing for MPs. This will make the job more accessible to working mothers, carers and people with disabilities and others who may not be able to work for Parliament full-time.

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Some research on this issue:

https://www.bristol.ac.uk/media-library/sites/news/2016/july/20%20Jul%20Prof%20Sarah%20Childs%20The%20Good%20Parliament%20report.pdf

https://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/news/job-sharing-for-mps-supported-by-women-candidates-for-most-parties

https://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=bb90467f-174b-4f68-801a-4ae04e4fd33c

https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2012-11-20/debates/12112042000003/RepresentationOfThePeople(Members%E2%80%99JobShare)

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Date closed 6 November 2019
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