Petition · past parliament
Financial help for workers made redundant due to COVID-19
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
On Thursday 19th March, myself and several others jobs were terminated due to the impact of COVID-19. Friday 20th, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme was announced. Our company will not apply for the scheme on our behalf. I would like the government to allow us to apply as individuals, please.
There is a loop hole in the help that the government are providing to workers affected by COVID-19. At the moment, only businesses can apply for the help from the government to help cover 80% of the workers monthly wage. The company I work for have refused to apply for it on our behalf. We have lost our jobs due to no fault of our own and we need help in these difficult times. Please allow terminated/redundant workers to apply for the scheme!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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Pay salary for all who lose their jobs during this pandemic: Pay salary for all who lose their jobs during this pandemic.
You can find out about what Government support is available for people as a result of coronavirus (under the section on employment and financial support) here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
And 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/
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 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 correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Pay salary for all who lose their jobs during this pandemic: Pay salary for all who lose their jobs during this pandemic.
You can find out about what Government support is available for people as a result of coronavirus (under the section on employment and financial support) here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
And 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/
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 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 correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Timeline
| 25 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Apr 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Apr 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.