Petition · past parliament
Rule out pay freezes for NHS staff and other public sector workers.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
The cost of Covid-19 should not be borne by the public servants who have risked everything to care for people during it. For the lifetime of this government, please rule out any pay freezes for the people who have sacrificed so much. Look to industry, not individuals, to recover the costs.
I have seen several friends struggle to make ends meet over the last decade as their pay fell in real terms and expectations at work rose. Many have left the caring professions as a result. There are many ways of recognising the amazing, heroic service we have received from our heroes in the NHS, but perhaps the most urgent and important is for our government to refuse to consider financially penalising them.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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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.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
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
| 15 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
5 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.