Extend furlough until 2021, with cases on the rise and the alert being upgraded.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

The government needs to act now to ensure jobs are retained in the U.K. As cases are on the rise and further restrictions come into play businesses will only experience pain damaging jobs and the economy. The furlough scheme needs to be extended until 2021 to alleviate this.

To save jobs and stop needless pain being inflicted on the those in society. The government has the ability and time to act now, saving jobs and lives across the country.

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 some of these petitions:

Extend the furlough scheme for high-risk people who can't safely return to work: Extend the furlough scheme for high-risk people who can't safely return to work.

Extend the furlough scheme at 80% until at least December 2020: Extend the furlough scheme at 80% until at least December 2020

Extend furlough for those businesses required to stay shut: Extend furlough for those businesses required to stay shut

Extend the furlough scheme beyond October 2020 till end of March 2021: Extend the furlough scheme beyond October 2020 till end of March 2021.

Timeline

21 Sep 2020	Petition opened for signatures
15 Oct 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 15 Oct 2020

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