Petition Mandate employers to respond to employment reference requests within 5 work days

I want the Government to require employers to provide a reference for current and former employees. Refusal to respond to employment reference requests could be just as detrimental as a negative reference.

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Currently, it's not mandatory for employers to respond to employment reference request. We believe that this is a particular problem with recruitment agencies. Government through an Act of Parliament should consider mandating employers to respond to employment reference requests within 5 working days. An employment reference within a reasonable time should be made a right and not a privilege.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

30 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 30 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 6 April 2024
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