Petition · past parliament

Give all NHS staff a rise and an extra holiday after coronavirus

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

After the horror story of coronavirus ends, whenever that will be, I believe our health care workers deserve a significant pay rise and an extra two weeks paid holiday to help them get some peace and rest that each and every one of them deserves.
Our heroes worked tirelessly, in the most horrific conditions, battling this coronavirus, putting their lives, and the lives of their families at risk.
The fear they face, they battle on with smiles on their faces but tears in their eyes because they care.
After this horror story, don't they deserve the very best. A decent pay rise and more importantly a holiday, so that they can rebuild their family units. Family time with children and loved ones. Many NHS staff feared that they would contract this awful disease, but still they went about their duties.
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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 some of these petitions:

Identify and reward all key workers due to Covid-19: Identify and reward all key workers due to Covid-19

Consider how to compensate key workers for their efforts during Covid-19 crisis: Consider how to compensate key workers for their efforts during Covid-19 crisis

Make hazard pay mandatory for key workers in the midst of COVID 19: Make hazard pay mandatory for key workers in the midst of COVID 19.

Give all key workers a 100% tax and Nat. Ins. holiday through COVID-19 crisis: Give all key workers a 100% tax and Nat. Ins. holiday through COVID-19 crisis

Pay bonus to all key workers: Pay bonus to all key workers

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

Incentivise NHS staff during the COVID19 outbreak by making wages untaxable: Incentivise NHS staff during the COVID19 outbreak by making wages untaxable

Increase pay for NHS healthcare workers and recognise their work: Increase pay for NHS healthcare workers and recognise their work

Bonus for emergency services personnel working due to COVID-19: Bonus for emergency services personnel working due to COVID-19

Fund free Travel, Parking, Hotel & Childcare during COVID-19 for NHS staff: Fund free Travel, Parking, Hotel & Childcare during COVID-19 for NHS staff

Fund free meals for NHS staff whilst on duty during the COVID19 Pandemic: Fund free meals for NHS staff whilst on duty during the COVID19 Pandemic

Supply NHS key frontline staff working during Covid-19 healthy food hampers: Supply NHS key frontline staff working during Covid-19 healthy food hampers

Fund increased death in service benefits for NHS staff who die during Covid-19: Fund increased death in service benefits for NHS staff who die during Covid-19

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
15 May 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 May 2020

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