Petition · past parliament
All key workers who have to isolate due to covid-19 should be paid whilst off.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
In this difficult time all key workers who are risking their lives should be paid full wages or 80% if they catch covid-19! At this time lots of key workers are struggling due to the fact they're only getting Statutory Sick Pay.
There are households who are struggling to pay the bills due to the fact of having to isolate due to covid-19. Its unfair that key workers recieve this treatment and other workers are given 80% of the wages. Its very common in the care sector to only be paid Statutory Sick Pay which would normally be OK but at this difficult time having to be off for 2 weeks or more whilst being paid 90 a week isn't enough to survive on.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 13 May 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.