COVID-19:- Make employers pay vulnerable self isolating staff their full wage

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

For employed staff, who fall under the vulnerable bracket and should self isolate to get full pay. If the company cannot afford to fully pay their staff, to make them apply for government funding so staff can get paid at least 80% of their wage.

For majority of employees in the country, Statory Sick Pay (SSP) is not a liveable wage and would put many into severe debt.

Employees have been told to either work and get full pay, or self isolate and be paid SSP.

Employees feel they have no choice but to continue going to work, because they cannot afford to live on SSP if they are to self isolate for the recommended 12 weeks. This endangers them, physically, and also mentally.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Ensure employees are paid their full wage if they can't work due to coronavirus

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

22 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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