Petition · past parliament
Give all key workers pay increase In line with the work they have been doing.
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
Key workers have been taking risks to save lives. They need compensation for putting their lives and the lives of their loved ones at risk.
Zero hours are poisonous and most of these key workers, work under awful conditions. They need pay increase in line with the crucial hard work they do.
Zero hours are poisonous and most of these key workers, work under awful conditions. They need pay increase in line with the crucial hard work they do.
I would like all key workers pay to be in line with the crucial work they do as identified during this COVID-18 crises. They are under payed for the necessary role they play in ensuring society keeps going. Without them it would have been impossible to survive during this lockdown.
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: Increase minimum wage for key workers and ban zero hours contracts
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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.
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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 find 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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 13 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
2 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.