Government to pay national minimum wage to self employed during Corona crisis

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We want the government to step in and pay national minimum wage to self employed people who have had their income stopped by the shutting down of businesses during the Corona virus outbreak.

I am a self employed person and am part of social media groups of like minded people who are scared about the impact this crisis will have on their families. SSP is not enough to pay household bills and feed a family for a week so action needs to be taken immediately

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

Timeline

21 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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