Pay 80% wages instead of SSP for key workers who are home during Covid-19

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Urge the food supply and retail bosses to pay the staff who want to be home during this Covid-19 outbreak. We can't survive only with SSP. We should be paid 80% like most of the staff working in other businesses.

Retail and supermarket workers are being scrutinised even if they wish to self isolate. There is tremendous pressure on the staff. People are forced to work while being in a constant fear of catching this virus. There is no financial support for key workers who wish to stop working inorder to be safe and protect their families, sometimes with vulnerable individuals. It's very unfair for key workers who are working so hard, risking their lives.

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 Key Workers 2 weeks full pay if they have to 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

28 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
13 May 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 13 May 2020

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