We ask the Government to amend Employment Law to protect the rights of employees, professionals and students to speak, behave and act freely outside of the workplace, without fear of reprimand from their employer, regulatory body or education provider. As long as said action breaks no law.
Ban outdoor heating and cooling units
- Final Signatures: 251
Make the use of outdoor heaters and cooling units illegal as they are an unnecessary use of energy and damage the environment. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this ban could come into force after this winter. Announcing a ban now should discourage people from buying new heaters now.
Make it a legal requirement for salaries to be included in all job adverts
- Final Signatures: 1,957
It's time we made putting salaries in all job adverts a legal requirement.
Many job ads do not include any indication of pay. This lack of transparency is unfair to jobseekers, and can cause undue stress and help perpetuate inequality and the gender pay gap.
Make it illegal for any employer to mandate vaccination for its employees. This should apply to all public sector (including the NHS, armed forces, care workers), third sector and all private sector.
Debate: This petition was debated in Westminster Hall on 24th January 2022
The Government responsed to this petition on 25th November 2021 (View Full Response)Ban use and sale of non-silent fireworks
- Final Signatures: 1,875
Why can't we learn from 20/21 New Year when there were laser and light displays and silent firework displays only? This should ensure that celebrations do not cause nuisance that can cause upset and trauma to pets, military veterans and sensitive children.
Make it a legal obligation for all advertisements, products, packaging and online sellers to clearly show the country of origin, based on the origin of the largest proportion of the product (with the percentage shown).
Require clubs and bars to offer lids with straws for drinks
- Final Signatures: 555
Too many people have been victim of being spiked and it’s a problem that could easily be prevented with a simple measure.
Require UK-based manufacturers to run on a closed-loop water cycle
- Final Signatures: 63
UK based manufacturers must be made to run on closed-loop water cycles, that make them fully responsible for their water usage, impact on the environment, and removal of hazardous waste contaminants, and immensely reduce the UK’s fresh water requirements, from its ever depleting resources.
Make Chinese New Year, Diwali, EID public holidays
- Final Signatures: 52
Being British is about sharing & embracing the celebrations of various UK cultures. If those events are not bank holidays, it can create an “us & them”. For example Chinese NYE is celebrated with fireworks by many BUT can be seen as antisocial by those who didn’t.
Enforce more regulation and transparency for MLM companies in the U.K.
- Final Signatures: 4,537
Multi-Level Marketing companies are significantly unregulated in the UK with many people signing up under false pretences.
- Require all MLMs to release annual income disclosure statements
- Ban mandatory sign up fees
- Require all MLMs to guarantee commission-only distributors a living wage