Petition · past parliament

Give key workers a wage increase or bonus.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

So many 'Low Skilled Jobs' are keeping the nation going. A wage Increase or bonus to make these poeple feel valued for the great serivce they are doing. When the time is right in this unfortunate circumstances I hope it will be implemented.
NHS are Long over due a pay rise which I think should be a given. But the key workers, feeding the Nation, supplying medical equipment and delivering key supplies Should be rewarded in some way.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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Timeline

30 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
2 Apr 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Apr 2020

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