questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring employers to (i) acknowledge and respond to job applications within a reasonable timeframe, and (ii) provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants; and what steps his Department is taking to support older jobseekers into employment.
answerText: DWP does not set or enforce expectations on how quickly employers should acknowledge or respond to job applications, but it uses its relationships with employers to encourage more timely communication throughout the recruitment process. This includes prom...
heading: Recruitment