Submitted on Friday 20th March 2020
Rejected on Friday 17th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Create an emergency law that dismissal during this crisis can be deemed unfair
Create an emergency law that allows workers (and those who fall under IR35) to challenge their dismissal after the passing of a crisis if, on review by the courts, it was found to be uneccesary for the survival of the business or motivated by any reason than one genuinely necessary to the crisis.
Workers/contractors need to be protected from irresponsible/callous actions by employers during a national crisis. Business is assured financial assistance however there is no mechanism to ensure that these social gestures of financial aid, paid for by taxpayers money, also protect the interests of the individual taxpayers in the employ of the businesses that benefit from them. Businesses must also not be allowed to take advantage of the vulnerability of individual workers for their own gain.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We understand that you want the Government to protect workers who might lose their job during the coronavirus outbreak, but it's not clear what exactly what you you want the Government to do to achieve this.
There are already rules about how employers can fairly dismiss their staff, including by making them redundant: www.gov.uk/dismiss-staff/fair-dismissals
These rules continue to apply during the coronavirus outbreak, and employees can appeal their dismissal directly with their employer, or through an Employment Tribunal. The Government has published advice on what to do if you're dismissed: www.gov.uk/dismissal/what-to-do-if-youre-dismissed
We have published a number of petitions calling on the Government to provide financial support to people who are affected by the coronavirus outbreak. You can browse all open petitions on coronavirus here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&topic=covid-19
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here:
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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