Petition · past parliament

Government must guarantee full sick pay for all care workers

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

The Govt.should provide funding to enable care workers to be paid full pay for the whole period they are forced to self-isolate.
Many carers working irregular hours will be unable to prove they earn above the threshold of £118 a week to qualify for the payment. Meanwhile, those that do receive SSP while self-isolating will take home far less than they would in a normal week meaning it will cause “significant financial hardship for them and their families”.

Timeline

14 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
23 Mar 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 23 Mar 2020

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