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Review the 80% for those key workers told to isolate

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

To review the 80% and include key workers who are told to isolate, or are advised to isolate for their own health as they are high risk.
Key workers whose industries are not being closed down but are being told to isolate - either due to symptoms or being high risk - are then hit further in the pocket after putting their health at risk and atching Covid-19, or are unable to work despite being fit to due to being classed as high risk for their own health. They should and MUST be eligible for the 80% scheme.

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:

Ensure employees are paid their full wage if they can't work due to coronavirus: Ensure employees are paid their full wage if they can't work due to coronavirus

Pay Key Workers 2 weeks full pay if they have to isolate: Pay Key Workers 2 weeks full pay if they have to isolate.

Fund paid leave for people with high risk conditions during COVID19: Fund paid leave for people with high risk conditions during COVID19

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

26 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
11 May 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 May 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.