Declare carers as workers, entitled to worker's rights including minimum wage.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

End Carers Allowance, Income Support and UC for carers and replace it with a formal payroll system, defining carers as workers with the same rights as workers, including paying them the living wage.

For far too long, carers have been defined in law as not being workers in order to deprive them of having the same rights as their private and public sector counterparts. Parliament has the opportunity to change that by defining them as members of the workforce, remunerating them properly and creating a post-pandemic economic stimulus by doing so.

Why it was rejected

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

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. Whether a role is employed, worker or self-employed is based on the contractual relationship rather than the sector that the job is in. You can find out more here:

https://www.gov.uk/employment-status/worker

Timeline

6 Mar 2022	Petition opened for signatures
11 Mar 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Mar 2022

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