A National Living Wage For ALL Workers During the Corona Virus

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently, the UK Government is taking radical steps to help those affected by the Corona Virus. However, there isn't any real help for the Self Employed and those small businesses who don't fit the criteria for grants and income support.

A National Living Wage for all those working and paying taxes. We are all going to be affected with a loss of earnings, hours, jobs, business and financial security. The government needs to help the many, not just the few. A living wage for all would bolster financial confidence and help to keep the UK economy going. Businesses would be able to continue to operate and the self-employed would be able to keep their jobs. When the dust settles the UK will be well-poised to recover quickly.

Why it was rejected

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

We understand that you want the Government to change the financial support it is offering to workers, but it's not clear exactly what action you would like the Government to take.

We have published a petition calling on the Government to implement Universal Basic Income to give home & food security through Covid-19, which you might like to sign: Implement Universal Basic Income to give home & food security through Covid-19

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

21 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
2 Apr 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 2 Apr 2020

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