Submitted on Friday 27th March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 14th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Do more to help individuals who have lost their jobs as a result of Covid-19.
Helping employers keep their employees is all well and good, but what about the people who have already lost their jobs as a result of Covid-19? The government should be offering the same 80% of wages to the people who are already out of work.
Businesses are being helped, but the individuals who have already lost their jobs need to be supported too. Universal Credit is not enough for people who are used to living on a full time wage.
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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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