Submitted on Wednesday 15th February 2023
Rejected on Friday 17th February 2023
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Remove experience restrictions on entry-level jobs
Make new legalizations to safeguard graduates and potential employees with little or no previous employment experience when applying for entry-level positions. To protect those, the government must establish a legal framework that businesses can follow when applying for jobs.
Currently employers are able to exploit an apparent loophole in the equality act 2010 advertising entry-level jobs requiring experience up to 3 years.
We believe action must be taken to discourage employers from saying experience is desirable as a covering for age discrimination.
We are calling for the government to remove experience requirements for entry-level jobs. Candidates should be considered for entry-level positions upon education and personal skills.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The qualifications and experience employers require for particular jobs is a matter for individual employers, not the Government or House of Commons.
Indirect discrimination that disadvantages people with a protected characteristic is already illegal unless an organisation or employer is able to show that there is a good reason for the policy: www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/what-direct-and-indirect-discrimination
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