Recognise all religious holidays with pay in schools and educational settings.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We want the uk government to recognise all religious holidays of every faith and beliefs. At the present moment there is no automatic right for paid time off to observe religious holidays/festivities in all schools and educational settings.

Currently each educational setting follows their own procedures regarding time off for religious holidays/beliefs. Therefore it’s left under the discretion of the hierarchy whether the employees can have paid leave of absence/ time in lieu or have unpaid leave. The UK Government says it recognises its multi-faith communities and encourages good employment practice. Yet we are still faced with this discrimination year in year out and there is no equality and uniformity.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Petitions must call for a specific action that the UK Government or House of Commons is responsible for.

The Government sets legal entitlements for annual leave for all workers, but decisions about other leave available to staff in specific sectors, such as educational settings, is a matter for individual employers, not the Government or House of Commons.

We could accept a petition calling for all workers to be given rights to take paid leave to observe religious holidays, if that's something you would like to happen.

Timeline

26 Jun 2021	Petition opened for signatures
1 Jul 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 1 Jul 2021

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