Rejected petition Change NHS break in service policy to a reasonable period of time.

Change the NHS break in service policy to be 1 month instead of 1 week. This provides protection for those changing jobs between contracts/jobs within the NHS.

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The current break in service policy only covers 1-week. This is highly unreasonable, as it doesnt afford time for relocation, times between trust inductions, or any reasonable reason leading to a gap between NHS jobs. Moving to a 1-month break in service policy would be more reasonable and protect those facing redundancy from missing out on earning compensation.

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Why was this petition rejected?

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

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Decisions about NHS break in service policies are a matter for the NHS, not the UK Government or Parliament.

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Date submitted 26 July 2025
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