Submitted on Saturday 21st March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Government to pay national minimum wage to self employed during Corona crisis
We want the government to step in and pay national minimum wage to self employed people who have had their income stopped by the shutting down of businesses during the Corona virus outbreak.
I am a self employed person and am part of social media groups of like minded people who are scared about the impact this crisis will have on their families. SSP is not enough to pay household bills and feed a family for a week so action needs to be taken immediately
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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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