Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury
Withhold financial support to employers making staff redundant during Covid-19
Closed
40 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government has established the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to enable employers to keep staff on during the Covid-19 outbreak, but some employers are instead laying off staff or making them redundant, and not taking up the scheme.
The Government should withhold any form of support – including grants, loans, guarantees and reliefs – from businesses that make lay offs or redundancies rather than access the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme . It would be unfair for these companies to receive Government support when they are failing to protect their employees.
Timeline
| 1 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Nov 2020 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
40
Status
Closed
Department
HM Treasury
Opened
1 May 2020
Closed
1 Nov 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.