Make subscription auto-renewal without clear renewal consent illegal.
- 102 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 102 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Many people sign up to services that renew automatically without a clear reminder or fresh consent. People forget, their circumstances change, and they are then tied into another term and charged again when they may no longer want or use the service.
New law to ensure employees have a right to choose not to wear a name badge
- Final Signatures: 19
Every person has the right to protect their own identity in private life and should have that right at work as well, but if you're a retail employee wearing a name badge is often compulsory. Now social media is part of everyday life, wearing name badges shouldn't be forced on retail employees.
Make cyber insurance a legal requirement for UK organisations
- Final Signatures: 45
UK organisations continue to put more reliance in technology every day, but too many fail to make provision against cyber crime, which puts organisations and their employees at risk. We can protect the UK by making cyber insurance mandatory.
Require employers to offer contracts based on average hours worked
- Final Signatures: 15
Employees on permanent contracts should be offered a permanent increase of their contractual hours if they are consistently working overtime. Employers should be required to offer a contract reflecting the average hours worked over a 6-month period. Workers should be free not to accept this.
Ban charges increasing during fixed-term contracts
- Final Signatures: 36
Many companies increase charges during fixed-term contracts, including to account for inflation. We want terms and conditions allowing these increases to be banned for all fixed-term contracts.
Introduce economic sanctions on Israel
- Final Signatures: 10,936
The UK Government should impose economic sanctions upon Israel in all forms: Trade Embargoes, Tariffs and Import Restrictions, Export Controls, Financial Sanctions (assets of individuals), Investment Restrictions, Technology Transfer Restrictions, Currency Controls, and Energy Sanctions.
The Government responsed to this petition on 16th April 2024 (View Full Response)Ban the sale of fireworks to the general public
- Final Signatures: 50,288
Purchasing and owning fireworks should not be allowed for the general public. The Government should introduce a law stating that fireworks should only be permitted for professional shows and events - this will mean they are handled safely, cleanly, and at predictable times.
The Government responsed to this petition on 1st November 2023 (View Full Response)Require clear labelling to show when the size of a product has changed
- Final Signatures: 76
Mandate manufacturers and suppliers to clearly label product size changes to enhance consumer awareness and help prevent deceptive practices. We suggest that changes of more than 10% within the last 6 months should require a "New Size" label covering at least 10% of packaging for at least 3 months.
Make 12 hour shifts illegal
- Final Signatures: 164
Suicides within the construction industry are increasing year by year. I want my government to really take action and make 12 hour shifts illegal. I myself have had to work 12 hour shifts containing abnormal shift rotations and I can tell you now that these NEED to STOP!
We want the Government to make it mandatory for all work places to allow parents one later start time per week (after 9:30am), to be able to take their children to school.