Submitted on Friday 20th March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Pay minimum wage to self-employed during Covid-19 outbreak
Treat the self employed, freelancers and people on zero hours contracts equally to the employed during the Covid-19 outbreak.
It will ensure the large amount of people can self isolate and not add to the spread of the disease.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The National Minimum Wage is an hourly rate of pay, not a minimum income.
Since you started your petition the Government has announced support for self-employed individuals: www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-gives-support-to-millions-of-self-employed-individuals
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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