Submitted on Thursday 26th March 2020
Rejected on Thursday 7th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Minimum starting salary of Key Workers above the Low-skilled threshold of £25600
I would like the government and parliament to consider after the Covid-19 crisis increasing the minimum starting salary of all listed as Key Workers above the new government immigration threshold for Low-Skilled workers of £25,600 for both new and existing workers INSTEAD of lowering the threshold.
The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us that in a national emergency our country is depending on Key Workers, many of whom immigrated from abroad and under new government laws are classed as Low-Skilled workers.
For people in "specific shortage occupations" the limit can be as low as £20,480 yet they are the ones who cannot work from home or shield themselves from danger.
The aim is to raise starting salaries above the Low-Skilled threshold of £25,600 for all listed as KEY WORKERS, new and existing.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The Government is not responsible for setting salaries for most workers, and many workers currently categorised as essential are privately employed.
We have published a number of petitions calling on the Government to take action to financially rewards key workers, both now and in the future, which you might like to sign:
Make hazard pay mandatory for key workers in the midst of COVID 19: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307619
Give all key workers a 100% tax and Nat. Ins. holiday through COVID-19 crisis: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306845
Pay bonus to all key workers: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307215
Incentivise NHS staff during the COVID19 outbreak by making wages untaxable: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304595
Increase pay for NHS healthcare workers and recognise their work: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300073
Bonus for emergency services personnel working due to COVID-19: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303306
Fund free Travel, Parking, Hotel & Childcare during COVID-19 for NHS staff: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/305854
Fund free meals for NHS staff whilst on duty during the COVID19 Pandemic: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303485
Supply NHS key frontline staff working during Covid-19 healthy food hampers: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306339
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www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
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 can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
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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