PROVIDE AN EMERGENCY MINIMUM WAGE FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED AND FREELANCERS

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We're asking for a suspension on tax payments and an emergency minimum wage for all freelancers and the self-employed.

To Boris Johnson and the UK government,

Millions of us who are either self-employed of freelance are facing serious uncertainty in the face of Coronavirus (COVID-19). We're being forced into choosing between food and rent. It's even scarier for families or those with dependents.

Universal basic income takes five weeks and is nowehere near enough to support us. That's why we're asking for emergency legislation to:
Provide a minimum wage for freelancers and the self-employed.

Suspend tax payments for the self-employed and freelancers

Why it was rejected

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

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

We have also published a petition calling on the Government to implement Universal Basic Income to give home and 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

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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