Petition · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Give self employed people Tax Breaks equivalent to 5.6 weeks Holiday entitlement

Closed 38 signatures

What the petition asks

Almost all workers are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks paid holiday per year, self employed people get 0 and may lose a weeks wage for going on a weeks holiday.
We feel it’s very unfair to be self employed when it comes to holidays. We get no paid time off. We think self-employed workers should get a tax break to the equivalent monetary value of 5.6 weeks annual leave.

Timeline

21 Aug 2025 Petition opened for signatures
21 Feb 2026 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 38
Status Closed
Department Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Opened 21 Aug 2025
Closed 21 Feb 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 23 Aug 2026.