NHS Bank Staff to be paid pro rate if off sick

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

NHS Bank Staff on zero hours contract who cannot work due to the corona virus should be paid 80% of their wages based on their previous years earnings i.e.2018 to 2019 as shown on their P60 - this should not be less than Universal Credit pay

NHS Bank staff are currently at high risk of catching the corona virus and being off work, and this would in many cases mean financial difficulty. In times of this Pandemic they are amongst the most important human resource in the world and the workers on zero hours need financial protection. Therefore Government should make provision to look after them. It would also be appreciated if there off sick pay in future could be sufficient to support them due to sickness too.

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: Pay NHS Agency Nurses, Doctors and Healthcare staff a wage if they self isolate

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 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 May 2020

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