Paid time off work for partners and parents of people Social Shielding. · petition

What the petition asks

In the recent measures taken by the Government to address the threat of Covid+19, the people most vulnerable are instructed to Social Shield for 12 weeks. Especially in the case of children, they cannot do this alone. Partners and parents can get emergency leave from work but it's often unpaid.

These parents and partners have been instructed that they do not need to shield a with them. But they have prolonged contact with these people and pose a risk to them if they are out working in the public still. This risk places a heavy burden on the whole family. Many are having to give up work or accept unpaid leave to protect their loved ones. We're asking the government to instruct employers to pay for this leave where it is to care for a social shielding individual in the household.

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: Provide 80% pay to all members of a household with a vulnerable person

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

24 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
6 May 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee