Raise statutory sick pay to a liveable amount during the coronavirus pandemic

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Raise statutory sick pay in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, to ensure those who do the right thing by self isolating don’t end up in debt, in poverty or destitute. These potential outcomes may lead to individuals still working, despite the necessity the remain in self-isolation.

People who are preventing the spread of the coronavirus during the pandemic, saving lives, do not deserve to go into poverty.

Furthermore, the inadequacy of the current statutory sick pay (£94.25/week) means people who should take time off, may not for fear of the financial circumstances the current statutory sick pay may leave them in.

This will ultimately contribute to the severity of the coronavirus pandemic nationally.

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 these petitions calling for the same action:

Increase Statutory Sick Pay
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/coronavirus

Timeline

16 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
27 Mar 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 27 Mar 2020

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