Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury

Fund paid parental leave for all employed parents of school aged children

Closed 19 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should recognise the impact of the combination of home-working and school-working by funding paid leave for all employed parents of school aged children.
Employers should be required to offer 100% paid leave to a parent(s) in order to home-school their child/children, and the Government should reimburse costs to employers. This would enable parents to take on or share homeschooling responsibilities, and prevent any financial disadvantage that parents of school aged children could otherwise experience.

Timeline

28 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
28 Oct 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Closed
Department HM Treasury
Opened 28 Apr 2020
Closed 28 Oct 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.