Submitted on Wednesday 22nd April 2020
Rejected on Monday 6th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Ensure care workers who are away from work with Covid 19 are paid full pay.
Care workers in the private sector are only being paid Statutory Sick Pay in the event that they are ill due to Covid 19.
It is the employers responsibility, but they are front line and deserve full pay.
They are front line staff, risking health and being treat as second class front line.
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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: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/3307650
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