Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury
Ensure nobody on furlough receives less than Minimum wage
Closed
64 signatures
What the petition asks
Ensure that all employees on furlough receive no less than the minimum wage (MW). Employees on MW should receive their full wage and any employees above MW should receive no less than MW.
Under the furlough scheme minimum wage workers, many of whom already struggle to get by on their full wage, have still had their wages reduced to 80%. For example a worker aged 25+ being paid the £8.72 MW would see this reduced to £6.98. This risks increasing poverty and should not be allowed.
Timeline
| 20 Nov 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 May 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
64
Status
Closed
Department
HM Treasury
Opened
20 Nov 2020
Closed
20 May 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.