Submitted on Thursday 18th February 2021
Rejected on Thursday 1st April 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Introduce paid period leave for women
I would like the Government to introduce paid period leave for all women when they need it which would mean they get to take some time off work because their periods can be so painful and hard to deal with!
I want the Government to do this for women because being on your period you can feel like you are ill and you can't control the pain, flow, side effects etc... Some women find it really hard to cope and struggle going out whether they're mental health is really bad because of their period or because the physical side effects are so bad that they can't move!
Paid period leave should be open to all women so that they can take off roughly a week each month (if needed) and still be paid!
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:
We understand that you are concerned about the ability of women experiencing period pain to take time off work, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
Employees already have a statutory right to take time off if the're ill for any reason, which would include period pain. If an employee needs to take more than 7 days off they need to give their employer proof of this.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what changes you would like the Government to make to existing rights to paid leave.
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Fund full sick pay for employees that are off work due to COVID: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/551962
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