Submitted on Saturday 21st March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Give freelance workers 80% of their income during the corona virus crisis
Give freelancer workers the same 80% of their income that the Government has pledged to give salaried workers. The figure could be based on their most recent tax return.
Without sufficient financial support, many freelancers will lose their homes, not be able to pay bills or survive. Many people are freelance due to circumstance rather than choice, but they still pay their taxes and NI. It isn't fair to leave them to financial ruin when everyone else is getting helped.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
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
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 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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