Petition · past parliament

Pay expecting mother’s for the 12 weeks isolation period

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

All expecting mums have been advised to stay in / isolate and distance themselves for 12 weeks , a lot of these pregnant mums aren’t being paid by their work but are staying home to keep them and everyone else safe ! We should be paying them.
I am pregnant myself and am lucky enough to receive pay off my company but many expecting mums have the biggest fear at this moment in time with the virus , they don’t know how they will support their family or new born baby when their work isn’t paying them for the 12 week isolation period.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 Apr 2020

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