Submitted on Saturday 27th June 2020
Rejected on Monday 7th September 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Have it in Law that Horseracing staff have 1 day off per week.
I would like the government to introduce 1 day of rest per week for all horseracing staff in the UK.
As it stands racing staff in the UK currently must work 13 days in every 14.
Regular work. I.e. mon-fri jobs will have 2 days off per week. 52x2 =104 days per annum.
Racing staff have 52รท2= 26 days per annum.
That is 78 days staff miss out on annually.
Racing staff must work unsociable hours, work in all weather conditions, split shifts, plus work weekends and bank holidays.
There is not going to be change from within the industry without help from Government.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. All UK workers, other than in certain jobs (not including the racing industry) are entitled to the same amount of leave, one day per week. It is for individual employers to offer longer rest periods, depending on hours worked per week.
Employers cannot be required to work more than 48 hours in any 7 day period.
You can find out more here: www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/TUC_KYR_Working%20Time%2C%20Breaks%20and%20Holidays_ART_Low%20res.pdf
You could start a petition calling for the UK Government to guarantee a 48 hour break for all workers, if that's what you'd like to see happen.
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