Submitted on Sunday 22nd March 2020
Rejected on Monday 27th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Give Vulnerable People an enhanced Statutory Sick Pay during Covid-19 outbreak
Vulnerable people are asked to stay home for the 12 weeks however many of them contribute to their family income. They should be entitled to an enhanced rate of Statutory Sick Pay which takes into account the amount of time off work and the economical effect on their lives.
Vulnerable people should receive adequate compensation to help them coping with the stress and uncertainty of the current situation.
This compensation should be more than the SSP rate as the amount of time off work will be significant.
Families will not be able to cope with the normal rate of SSP for months, especially under this circumstance.
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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 these petitions calling for the same action:
Fund paid leave for people with high risk conditions during COVID19: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301559
Require all vulnerable and at risk people to stop going to work: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/305270
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www.gov.uk/coronavirus
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You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here:
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
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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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