Submitted on Saturday 25th April 2020
Rejected on Monday 1st June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Change date of furlough scheme to 19 or 30 Apr to capture new starters 2/3/20.
The scheme, announced by Chancellor, was a great solution however the extension only helps extra 200,000 employees but thousands of new starters fall through the cracks due to a loophole.
To qualify, employees now must be on a PAYE -RTI payroll submission on March 19, not just be on the payroll..
An RTI is sent from employers to HMRC, typically on payday.
The issue:
That means members of staff who'd started their new jobs before the deadline but were yet to receive their first pay cheque are excluded from being furloughed.
This is a petition for a debate in the commons to change the RTI date because this is discriminating against those who work monthly, paid at the end of the month or the first week of the following month and don’t fall into the qualifying criteria which is leaving thousands without pay.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
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.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
You may wish to sign some of these petitions:
Change the Furlough Support Scheme to include new hires after 28th February: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310679
Extend the RTI deadline of 19 March for contractors and employees for the CJRS: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/317231
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