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All health and social workers to be paid full pay following positive covid test

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

Health and social care workers should be paid for time off following a positive covid test. Legislation dictates that we can not work when covid positive due to risk of transmission to vulnerable individuals.
In the middle of a cost of living crisis private health care workers are now told if we contract covid we can not attend work. This is after it was made compulsory to have vaccinations. We were told to have vaccine or be jobless. We are working the frontline daily and supporting covid positive individuals in close proximity, we are vaccinated and utilise ppe. Why would people work in the private health care sector when placed at risk of contracting covid and being left financially vulnerable.

Why it was rejected

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

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about sick pay for privately employed health and social workers are a matter for their employers, not the UK Government or Parliament.

Timeline

7 Apr 2022 Petition opened for signatures
12 Apr 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 Apr 2022

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