This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

The Government isn't responsible for the pay of non-public sector workers, beyond setting the national minimum wage.

We have published a number of petitions calling on the Government to take actions that would financially reward all key workers, including those who are not public sector workers, which you might like to sign:

Identify and reward all key workers due to Covid-19: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308903

Consider how to compensate key workers for their efforts during Covid-19 crisis: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308172

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

Pay Key Workers 2 weeks full pay if they have to isolate: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/309104

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

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/