Petitions/Review job hunting and interviewee rights
StatusOngoing
Opened10 Feb 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Review the current protective measures in place to support those seeking employment, which includes looking into a new legal requirement to include salaries for all publicly advertised roles, and that interview tests or trials do not incur more than 1 hour of unpaid input from the interviewee.

We also want the review to look into compensating interviewees for their time if it is more than 1 hour. It is current practice by many businesses to either not advertise salary or offer significantly lower than the market rate. Additionally, it's now very common for interview tasks or trials to either require significant amounts of time - 5 hours plus is common or sometimes for the work to then be used as part of the business without any compensation to the interviewee or acknowledgement of IP.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Liam Conlon
1Liam Conlon MP
Beckenham and Penge
2
Carla Denyer
2Carla Denyer MP
Bristol Central
2
Darren Jones
3Darren Jones MP
Bristol North West
2
Sarah Gibson
4Sarah Gibson MP
Chippenham
2
Claire Hazelgrove
5Claire Hazelgrove MP
Filton and Bradley Stoke
2
Dr Roz Savage
6Dr Roz Savage MP
South Cotswolds
2
Dr Simon Opher
7Dr Simon Opher MP
Stroud
2
Steve Darling
8Steve Darling MP
Torbay
2
Charlie Maynard
9Charlie Maynard MP
Witney
2
Laura Kyrke-Smith
10Laura Kyrke-Smith MP
Aylesbury
1