Submitted on Wednesday 25th March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 14th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Pay for employees sacked due to coronavirus
It has been put in place for employees to receive 80% of their earnings so they do not loose their jobs due to coronavirus. But many employees lost their jobs before this announcement was made. Please offer some substantial financial support for those who lost their jobs before this announcement.
My husband was sacked the morning before the government announced this backing, due to him being in isolation, after working for his employer for 4 years. His employer refused to take him back. So now instead of getting 80% of his salary he will be forced to claim universal credit which is a fraction of this amount.
Please help support those who have been loyal workers and have been put out of work due to coronavirus.
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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.
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action.
Pay salary for all who lose their jobs during this pandemic: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304185
You can find out about what Government support is available for people as a result of coronavirus (under the section on employment and financial support) here: www.gov.uk/coronavirus
And 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/
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 correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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