Fund a 3 month average wage for those on PT & 0hr contracts during COVID-19 · petition

What the petition asks

Ensure a 3 month or 12 week previous average wage is calculated and then 80% of that average pay is paid according to whenever the employee is usally paid for those on part time or 0 hour contracts, due to the majority heavily relying on that regular pay for it to be livable. Please act upon this.

During this awful situation we are in, unless there is an announced clause that an average wage calculation from the last 3 months or 12 weeks will be 80% paid, then it will cause a huge financial strain on those who usually rely on overtime during their employment. If not implemented it is leaving those unable to pay for essential services that they depend on (food, gas, electric, etc.). If not acted upon the result could be detrimental to those with mental and or physical health ailments.

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: Give financial help to agency and zero hour workers during COVID-19 outbreak.

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

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

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/

Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

Timeline

23 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
28 Apr 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee