Rejected petition Give school leavers a job over older people

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The government should offer jobs to school leavers over older people. This is because school leavers have never paid anything into the system and it would also give youngsters a chance at working for a living.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Who employers choose to employ is a commercial decision.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 24 February 2013
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