Extend Jobs Retention Scheme now for further three months and as long as needed

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Extend the Jobs Retention Scheme now; millions of staff are facing the prospect of receiving redundancy notices unless the Government acts. The Government should extend the scheme for a further three months, with a commitment to keep it going for as long as it is needed

Millions of staff are facing the prospect of receiving redundancy notices along with their pay-packets in the next two weeks unless the Government act. I am urging them to extend the scheme now; people’s livelihoods and the economy are on the line; reassuring the Country's households, including the vulnerable, is fundamental, as well as supporting Small and Medium businesses. The Government needs to do it to prevent the Countries' economy and morale from sinking.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Since you started this petition, the Government has extended the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme until October. You can find more information here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme

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

Timeline

15 Apr 2020	Petition opened for signatures
25 Jun 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 25 Jun 2020

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