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Review legislation to better protect employed people with health conditions

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Thousands of employed people across the UK face financial and job security issues due to period of sickness and long-term health conditions.
It is not currently mandatory for employers to provide sickness pay for those who are forced to miss work due to periods of ill health and also face job loss

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you would like better protection for employed people with health conditions, but are not sure what protection you would like.

You could start a new petition asking for a specific change to who's eligible for statutory sick pay, if that's what you'd like to happen.

Timeline

1 Nov 2018 Petition opened for signatures
7 Nov 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Nov 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.