Petition · past parliament

Agencies to pay furlough to school supply staff

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

There are thousands of school supply workers whom have been refused furlough from their agencies. School supply staff have helped keep schools open from September to December.
Now all school supply staff are looking at at least 7 weeks without pay. This is based on schools reopening in February.
The agency's are not listening to their staff pleading to be furloughed. Reasons being that they can't afford to pay NI and pensions.
This has been introduced by the government and needs rectifying before thousands are forced into poverty.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Deciding whether to furlough staff is a decision for indiviudal employers, not the Government or House of Commons, but we have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Review income replacement schemes for school supply staff: Review income replacement schemes for school supply staff

Timeline

8 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
21 Jan 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 Jan 2021

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