Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury

Allow companies to furlough their Schedule D workers under the CJRS

Closed 181 signatures

What the petition asks

Enable companies to furlough workers who were contracted on feb 29th as schedule d workers but who aren't eligible for the self-employed covid-19 grant due to commonly working a combination of both PAYE and schedule d contracts.
In the creative industries workers are employed in an unconventional way, taking on different job roles on different projects, leading to differently appropriate methods of taxation, sometimes within the same tax year.

For many who were contracted Schedule D on feb 29th but who worked primarily PAYE in the tax year 18/19, there is little support.

We have paid the same full taxes as everyone else but have fallen into the gap between the two current covid-19 grant schemes. We shouldn't discriminated against for working in an unconventional way.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 181
Status Closed
Department HM Treasury
Opened 16 Apr 2020
Closed 16 Oct 2020

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