Petition · past parliament
Give self-employed people the right to access statutory adoption/maternity pay
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Self-employed people have to choose to loose earnings in the pursuit of becoming 'mum & dad' as currently they are not entitled to statutory pay for adoption/maternity or paternity leave. A self-employed person is entitled to no support in spite of paying taxes and national insurance contributions.
Having recently gone through the adoption process, the inequalities between PAYE and self-employed people is vast. As PAYE I still got paid, but my husband, who is self-employed lost £5600 in potential earnings. The day after our daughter moved home he went back to work because if he doesn't work he doesn't get paid.
The government should offer support to self-employed people by giving statutory pay for adoption, maternity and paternity leave, removing some financial pressure from them.
The government should offer support to self-employed people by giving statutory pay for adoption, maternity and paternity leave, removing some financial pressure from them.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Feb 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Mar 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
5 Mar 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.