Petition for all self employed people in the UK to to get Statutory Sick pay.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

To give the same rights and access to SSP from day one of an illness Clarified by there own GP. Same as an employed worker. And to raise the weekly equivalent to governments living wage of £8.72 per hour as of April 2020 Based on a 40hr week and taking into account a claimants age.

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 these petitions calling for the same action:

Include self-employed in statutory sick pay during Coronavirus
Increase Statutory Sick Pay

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

24 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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