Allow to include fees, commission and bonuses into furlough pay during covid-19

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Allow to include fees, commission and bonuses into our furlough payments during COVID-19, to total of gross income earned yearly/either within few years.

I would love you to do this as in my opinion if employers can use up to 2500 pounds per employee, after what they are paying me for example which is 200 pounds a week it is generally forcing me to go and claim Universal Credit, tax support, housing benefit. If the commissions in some cases like restaurants in my case would be included it would change our circumstances and will allow us to pay our bills etc without going to take money from other sources which on the end of the day are one source.

Why it was rejected

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

Consider paying commission and bonus as part or furlough payment

You can find out about what Government support is available for people as a result of coronavirus (under the section on employment and financial support) here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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/

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 19

Status Rejected

Rejected 16 Apr 2020

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