Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury

Consider paying commission and bonus as part or furlough payment

Closed 46 signatures

What the petition asks

Pay commission and bonus of furlough for those employed in sales as 80% of a monthly wage is made up of commission and bonus.
10s of 1000s of uk tax paying workers are employed in a sales role. The basic salary is very low and is usually makes up just 20% of the workers average monthly wage. The remaining 80% of the wage is made from bonus and commission. Under the current furlough guidelines commission and bonus are not included. The uk government are happy to tax on commission and bonus but not happy to include on furlough. This will leave 10s of 1000s of UK citizens in poverty.

Timeline

15 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
15 Oct 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 46
Status Closed
Department HM Treasury
Opened 15 Apr 2020
Closed 15 Oct 2020

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