Submitted on Monday 30th March 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 15th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
30% PAY RISE FOR KEY WORKERS
Key works to get a 30% pay rise
Key workers have to brave the very thing everyone is sat at home isolating from. They go to work to help keep the economy from completely collapsing. Whether it's saving lives on the frontline, food and packaging, policing, looking after and caring for the elderly or less abled. If it wasn't for the key workers the whole country would be flat on it's face.
It's great people are standing and shouting from their doors to show appreciation for the key workers. But surely the country can do better as we all know a little extra in the pay packet goes a long way.
These people go to work to keep the country turning whilst everyone else can self isolate and get paid 80% of their wages. Show some love to the key workers and give them a bonus for the effort they put in.
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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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The Government is not responsible for setting the salary of most key workers, or setting minimum wages for particular sectors, but you may wish to sign petitions calling for the following actions:
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
Make the minimum wage equal for all ages and increase to at least £10: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301749
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UK Government website: www.gov.uk/coronavirus
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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.
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Read correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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