Submitted on Wednesday 28th April 2021
Rejected on Tuesday 4th May 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Enforce Harsher Penalties for Unpaid Wages / Implement UK Labor Board
Unpaid workers are are huge problem in the UK. There needs to be a set of laws or a labor board to act as a deterrent for employers who repeatedly don't pay their workers. Right now, penalties are so weak that some employers can break the law with impunity.
Many workers don't have the time, money or emotional resources to bring their employers to court when they're not getting paid, and therefore don't have the means to press charges when their employer unlawfully deducts wages.
https://trustforlondon.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/documents/Final_Unpaid_Britain_report.pdf
https://www.familymoney.co.uk/life-experiences/money-magazine/employee-rights/
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
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:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you are concerned about workers not being paid, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what changes you would like to the law and penalties around unpaid work.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Ban the use of unpaid trial shifts: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/582966
Ban unpaid overtime: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/560777
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