Petition · past parliament

Stop businesses from acting immorally towards staff in times of crisis.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Laws must be put in place to deter/punish businesses for acting immorally towards their staff in times of crisis. For example the whetherspoons chain fired the majority of employees during the corona virus pandemic.
Money is very important to people's survival. If businesses are allowed to carry out mass firings in times of crisis they are putting their countrymen & economy in further danger.

When it is extremely difficult for people to find other work or it would be dangerous to do so it is not enough for the government to offer 80% of wages. Businesses are not actively discouraged from firing/making people redundant.

This is a kick 'em while they're down attitude that should not be tolerated.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand you'd like to improve employment rights, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

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Require companies to match employment conditions for reemployed workers.

Timeline

23 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
4 Sep 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Sep 2020

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