Can You Remove Glassdoor Reviews? The Honest Answer
Glassdoor says it never removes reviews because an employer pays or asks. But many damaging reviews still break its rules. Here is exactly which ones can go, which stay, and what to do about each.
Can you remove Glassdoor reviews? The short answer
Yes, if the review breaks Glassdoor’s Community Guidelines. Reviews that name or attack employees below senior leadership, share private or confidential information, use abusive language, are fake or duplicated, or are clearly false can be flagged and removed. Honest opinions stay up, even when they hurt. United Press checks every review free and offers 100% guaranteed removal of the ones we accept: removed within 96 hours, or a 100% refund.
Which Glassdoor reviews can be removed?
| The review | Can it be removed? |
|---|---|
| It names or criticises an employee below senior leadership | Yes |
| It shares phone numbers, addresses, health or other private details | Yes |
| It reveals confidential business information | Yes |
| It uses hate speech, threats or abusive language | Yes |
| The same person posted several reviews, or it is fake | Yes |
| It is about a different company or a job over five years ago | Yes |
| It makes false statements of fact that independent sources disprove | Often |
| It criticises the CEO or senior leaders by name | Often |
| An honest negative opinion about pay, hours or culture | No |
| A low star rating with fair comments | No |
“Often” means it depends on the exact wording. Senior leaders can be discussed, but abuse and false claims of fact still break the rules.
How to get a Glassdoor review removed
Claim your free employer account
You need it to flag and reply to reviews.
Find the exact rule it breaks
Read the review against the Community Guidelines. Most failed flags pick the wrong reason.
Flag the review
Open the review, choose to report it and explain which guideline it breaks, in plain words.
Wait for moderation
Decisions often come within days. Do not keep re-flagging.
Consider the legal route for serious harm
False statements of fact that cause serious harm can be defamation. A solicitor can advise. See Glassdoor review removal.
What to do about a fair bad review
Reply calmly
Thank them, address the point, say what has changed. See 16 reply templates.
Fix the cause
Repeated themes are a message. Candidates notice when replies show real change.
Ask for genuine reviews
Invite current staff to share honest views. Never offer rewards or pressure anyone.
100% guaranteed Glassdoor review removal
We read every review on your Glassdoor page free within 24 hours and tell you honestly which ones break the rules. Reviews we accept are removed within 96 hours of your go-ahead, or refunded in full.
Check my Glassdoor page freeRemoving Glassdoor reviews: frequently asked questions
Can you remove a Glassdoor review?
Yes, when it breaks Glassdoor’s Community Guidelines: for example it names or attacks an employee below senior leadership, shares personal or confidential information, uses abusive language, is fake or duplicated, or is clearly false. Glassdoor does not remove reviews just because they are negative, or because an employer asks or pays.
Can an employer delete a Glassdoor review?
No. Only Glassdoor can remove a review. Employers can flag a review through a free employer account and reply to it publicly.
Can I find out who wrote a Glassdoor review?
Glassdoor protects anonymity and will not tell you. In the UK, a court can order a platform to identify a poster in serious defamation cases, through a Norwich Pharmacal order. Speak to a solicitor first.
What if the review is true but unfair?
An honest opinion about pay, management or culture usually stays. The best answer is a calm, specific reply and more genuine reviews from current staff.
Do old Glassdoor reviews disappear?
No. Glassdoor does not remove reviews because they are old, although new reviews push them down the page.
Is United Press removal guaranteed?
Yes. After a free check we confirm in writing which reviews we will remove. 100% guaranteed: each is removed within 96 hours of your go-ahead, or you get a 100% refund for that review.
Not sure if it can go? Ask us free.
Send your Glassdoor page. You get an honest answer within 24 hours.