Petition · past parliament
Pay & Backpay furlough equivalent to women on maternity leave
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
Pay women on stat maternity who have not benefited from furlough equally with furlough payments direct from the government until March - including where they have been made redundant.
In feb this year ,I started my mat leave , like many women and have survived the last 8 months on Stat maternity and savings. My business sold in March , I have never meet my new employers . Then ready to return to work I was made redundant on 30th Oct. so many female tax payers whose babies were born close to the first lockdown haven’t benefited from furlough at all, we should be treated equally!Women on stat mat & made redundant should receive furlough payments directly
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 5 Nov 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Jan 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
6 Jan 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.