Petition · past parliament

Full pay for all keyworkers who have been off sick with Covid-19

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Make it mandatory for all businesses to give backdated full pay for any key workers who have been off with Covid-19.
Currently most people are at home with 80% pay whilst key workers have to keep going to work and potentially risk their lives by increasing their risk of exposure to covid-19. No hazard pay is given to key workers. In addition many key workers who do get sick from covid-19 in the line of duty end up on only £95 per week SSP from their employer as a show of thanks whilst everyone else gets 80% of their wages. This is unfair and keyworkers who caught covid-19 deserve more.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

29 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
27 May 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 May 2020

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