Tax-Exemption for Overtime Pay for Full-Time NHS Staff during COVID-19

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Tax exemption for all payments outside of basic contractual hours - including overtime, out-of-hours, unsociable hours, local agreements, and extra duties - for full-time NHS staff from 11 March 2020 through to 30 days after the WHO declares COVID-19 contained.

These extra duties carried out by NHS staff outside of contractual hours should not only be recognized but rewarded by HM Government, as working these hours in order to contain and treat the COVID-19 outbreak are above and beyond the call of duty. Taxing of these extra hours is penalisation of the goodwill and hard work of NHS professionals during the greatest public health crisis to date.

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: Incentivise NHS staff during the COVID19 outbreak by making wages untaxable

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
2 Apr 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 2 Apr 2020

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