This petition was submitted during the 2010 to 2015 Parliament
Rejected petition UK jobs to be offered first to UK residents
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The government should pass a law which requires all recruitment to be offered for a period of three months to UK residents before it is offered to overseas applicants. This is the law in Australia. It gives a fair chance to everyone.
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