Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Remove quarantine cost for vaccinated key workers returning from visiting family
Closed
74 signatures
What the petition asks
The UK Government should:
- Remove cost of hotel quarantine for fully vaccinated key workers returning to the UK after visiting family members abroad; and
- Allow employers to furlough them for 10 days so the time spent in quarantine is not deducted from their annual leave allowance.
- Remove cost of hotel quarantine for fully vaccinated key workers returning to the UK after visiting family members abroad; and
- Allow employers to furlough them for 10 days so the time spent in quarantine is not deducted from their annual leave allowance.
While supporting the UK, many key workers are currently separated from their immediate family members. In many cases, visiting them in their country of origin for short time means having to pay for quarantining in a hotel and make use of their entire annual leave, with no prospect of taking a break until allowances reset. They are not going on holiday abroad! They have rights to spend time with their loved ones as most in the UK do.
Timeline
| 2 Aug 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Feb 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
74
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
2 Aug 2021
Closed
2 Feb 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.