Petition · past parliament

Stop IR35 For Public Sector Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Social Workers, nurses and social sector agency workers are key workers, we are frontline and putting our health at risk for others without the protections of being a permanent employee but we are essential. We are therefore calling on the governement to cease IR35 for Social sector agency workers.

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: Revoke IR35 Legislation that is causing significant damage to UK businesses

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

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

Timeline

19 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
8 Apr 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Apr 2020

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