Submitted on Saturday 21st March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for self employed pay upto £2.5k not £94pw SSP.
Allow the self employed to have access to Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and to pay them up to £2.5k per month to cover wages effected, identical to what is offered to the employed community.
At the moment the self employed are only entitled to statutory sick pay at £94 per week, while employers under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme can apply for grants to pay there employees 80% wages up to £2500, per employee, per month. We the self employed have bills too and we also need support during these hard times!
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