Pay employees of ALL Small Businesses 75% of their wages through COVID 19 crisis · petition

What the petition asks

Pay 75% of ALL small business employees wages for three months.

The Governments COVID-19 support package for businesses does not account for MOST Small Businesses in the UK.

They are in crisis and many will close for good.

This action will help 5.82 million businesses with less than 0-49 employees.

Three fifths of the employment and around half of turnover in the UK private sector

16.6 million workers (60% of UK workforce)

Estimated turnover of £2.2 trillion (52% of GDP)

MOST of these businesses are not eligible for any Grants and are being pressed to apply for Bank Loans that will only ADD to the impact on their businesses.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We're not sure exactly what action you would like the Government to take. The Government has announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which pays 80% of regular wages for employees that need to be furloughed, including employees of small businesses. You can find out how to claim these here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme

You can find further information on support for small businesses here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-business-support-grant-funding-guidance-for-businesses

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

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

www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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

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

20 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
17 Apr 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee