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Employers to open 25% of job positions for parents 9.30am-2.30pm Monday-Friday

Submitted on Thursday 2nd October 2025

Rejected on Wednesday 5th November 2025

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Employers to open 25% of job positions for parents 9.30am-2.30pm Monday-Friday

Petition Details

Change/Create the law - every Employer in the UK have to open mandatory minimum 25% job positions for parents in between the times of 9.30am - 2.30pm Monday to Friday.

Make a scheme parents can apply to check eligibility ( in case they have a child with disability or special needs)

Additional Information

Create a website,where eligible parents can apply for jobs,within these 25%
These changes will help with:

Reducing Universal Credit payments;

Reducing the stress of parents looking for suitable job around school times;
Elimination of discrimination with job applications, job interviews and job positions ( yes we are discriminated when we mention we depend on school run)
Helping UK parent and children's wellbeing;
Having happy Family time


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about working patterns are a matter for individual employers, not the UK Government or Parliament.

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