Give employees the right to work from home when they can

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The Covid-19 pandemic has proven that nearly 50% of the working population are able to work from home effectively, and many employers are reviewing the need for offices. Government has said they may legislate on rights to work from home, but we call on them to bring this forward now.

The potential benefits of working from home for a large proportion of the working population are numerous - helping people to achieve better work life balance - but also for the country - reducing pressure on infrastructure, rail and road, and reducing our carbon footprint to help the environment. Government should be supporting people to work from home proactively.

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 this petition calling for the same action: Require suitable businesses offer remote & flexible working to employees

Timeline

16 Jul 2020	Petition opened for signatures
23 Jul 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 23 Jul 2020

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