Petition · past parliament

Send people home who have shielding family members

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Enforce that all employees should be sent home if they are living with family members who have to shield or are in high risk categories of poor health.
I have family members both who should be shielding during Covid-19 due to serious asthma and diabetes.
My work provided all colleagues with laptops to work from home during this. However this 3rd lockdown they are not sending us home because of printing.
I am at risk of giving my family members Covid while being in an office of half capacity when we are able to work from home, provided we can get work printed by colleagues or enter once a week. I DO NOT want bring this home to them.

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: Support families of Shielders to also Shield to protect their loved ones.

Timeline

7 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
14 Jan 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Jan 2021

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