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Better consequences for women who are asked if they want kids at interviews.

Submitted on Monday 7th September 2020

Rejected on Thursday 1st October 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

Petition Action

Better consequences for women who are asked if they want kids at interviews.

Petition Details

I’d like there to be clearer guidelines on whether this is an acceptable question to ask. I feel as though women have a disadvantage whilst they are at childbearing age. Although this is unlawful, we still get asked this question.

Additional Information

I do not feel protected or considered when applying for work.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. The Government website clearly states that recruiters cannot ask about this in interviews. You can find this here: www.gov.uk/employer-preventing-discrimination/recruitment

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. For example, you could start a petition calling for the Government to fund an awareness campaign about this issue, if this is something you would like to see happen.

You may be able to get further advice from ACAS: www.acas.org.uk/if-an-employer-says-you-cannot-apply-or-rejects-you-for-a-job/checking-if-you-were-discriminated

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