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Petition · past parliament

Legislate that employers must allow non-essential employees to work from home

Closed 50 signatures

What the petition asks

Since March 2020, the government has advised people to work from home (WFH) in response to COVID-19. However, without being written into official legislation, many non-essential workplaces remain open and flout this advice by refusing to allow screen-based employees to WFH.
Accordingly, writing WFH into law for non-essential workplaces – as Scotland has done – would have a significant impact on the spread of COVID-19; decrease the risk to public health at this precarious time; offer legal recourse to employees facing disciplinary action for WFH; and be more in the spirit of a national lockdown.

Timeline

25 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
25 Jul 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 50
Status Closed
Opened 25 Jan 2021
Closed 25 Jul 2021

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