This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Create a Recruitment and Employment Ombudsman Service to enforce employment laws
We, the undersigned, respectfully request the creation of a Recruitment and Employment Ombudsman Service, independent from the Government, to oversee the policing of all applicable Employment Laws in relation to recruitment, and to provide advice and assistance to recruiters and candidates.
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People who are dismissed from employment for unfair or unlawful reasons have redress through the Employment Tribunals Service.
However, every day, people are rejected for employment for the same unfair or unlawful reasons. Yet they have no form of redress. This means that employers effectively have free rein to ignore Employment Laws in relation to recruitment.
This is why a dedicated Recruitment and Employment Ombudsman Service is desperately needed.
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