Submitted on Monday 11th May 2020
Rejected on Monday 1st June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Broaden the COVID-19 furlough schemes to help those presently excluded.
There are generous schemes in place to help those affected by COVID-19 and the resulting economic issues. I would like the government to make the benefits open to ALL hardworking people affected by the problem, and not just those lucky enough to meet the existing criteria.
As an example: my son's work as a prop maker in the leisure industry sees him create art for shops, theatres, theme parks and the like. Some of the people he works for prefer him to be an employee on a short term contract; for others, he is a self employed subcontractor. This continuous series of short term engagements of different types make him and thousands of others like him ineligable for any assistance either as an employee, or as a sole trader.
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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 some of these petitions:
Allow employees to claim the 80% income support directly from the Government: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/311183
Pay self employed workers a wage due to lack or earnings caused by COVID-19: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303345
Pay self-employed workers 80% of trading profit regardless of other income/jobs: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/318716
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