Petition · past parliament
Pay minimum wage to self-employed during Covid-19 outbreak
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Treat the self employed, freelancers and people on zero hours contracts equally to the employed during the Covid-19 outbreak.
It will ensure the large amount of people can self isolate and not add to the spread of the disease.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
The National Minimum Wage is an hourly rate of pay, not a minimum income.
Since you started your petition the Government has announced support for self-employed individuals: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-gives-support-to-millions-of-self-employed-individuals
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
Since you started your petition the Government has announced support for self-employed individuals: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-gives-support-to-millions-of-self-employed-individuals
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
| 20 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 31 Mar 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
31 Mar 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.