Employers pay sick pay when normally only pay Statutory Sick-during Corona Virus

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

To stop the spread of the virus employers to be supported by the government to continue paying staff when off instead of statutory sick. Statutory sick would not cover bills, mortgages etc. so most workers would have no option but to continue working whether risk spreading or not.

I would like the government to bring in a policy that supports employers to continue paying staff members their contracted hours as the spread of the virus is reliant on people being self quarantined and this may risk lose of homes etc.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Ensure employees are paid their full wage if they can't work due to coronavirus

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 23 Mar 2020

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