Petition · past parliament
Make it mandatory for employers to claim furlough for eligible employees.
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
I would like the government to make it mandatory for companies to claim furlough for eligible employees.
My individual experience & many other the same I believe is that I have been told from citizens advice, my agency at the time, acas & hmrc that I am eligible for this payment I have done my home work & I have all the evidence & facts supporting my case yet the umbrella company that I had the contract with at the time have told me they are not in a position to pay furlough & I have to claim esa from the job centre meaning I'm practically giving up £2000+ I'm owed for £75 a week in benefits.
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 these petitions calling for the same action:
Remove firms discretion and obligate firms to furlough employees where eligible: Remove firms discretion and obligate firms to furlough employees where eligible.
Allow employees to claim the 80% income support directly from the Government: Allow employees to claim the 80% income support directly from the Government
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
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/
Remove firms discretion and obligate firms to furlough employees where eligible: Remove firms discretion and obligate firms to furlough employees where eligible.
Allow employees to claim the 80% income support directly from the Government: Allow employees to claim the 80% income support directly from the Government
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
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
| 29 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 21 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
21 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.