Submitted on Friday 13th March 2020
Rejected on Thursday 26th March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Enable employers to pay their employees full pay for absence due to Coronavirus
Coronavirus is now a pandemic which threatens the closure of schools and nurseries, resulting in parents having to take time off work. There is currently no set provision that enables working parents to have special leave at full pay, if they cannot take sick pay or annual leave.
Statutory pay does not cover the bills for most working families. Employees may not be entitled to annual or sick pay if it has been used up or if they are self-employed. Closing schools and nurseries could make families in arrears with their finances if unable to work and bring money in. We do not want families on the streets or in financial crisis because the government is closing schools/nurseries without ensuring
that working families will get paid their wages.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301652
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: www.gov.uk/coronavirus
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