Give frontline workers a staggered 3 month paid sabbatical after Covid-19 ends

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Give all frontline responders to Covid-19 a 3 month paid sabbatical to rest, recover and relax once Covid-19 is over. Rolling out the 3 month sabbatical in a staggered approach so that critical services are not put under more pressure, with all staff taking sabbatical at the same time.

All the exhausted frontline responders to this crisis, the NHS staff, the staff in supermarkets, council refuse collectors and all those who are keeping working to save lives and keep the country going often suffering abuse (supermarket staff), putting themselves in danger (NHS workers) should be given time to rest and recover and relax following their courageous, selfless acts during this time, given the rest of the country is having, for those receiving government help, a 80% paid sabbatical.

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

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

27 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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