Rejected petition Allow self employed people rights to sickness benefit and paid holidays.

In the spring budget March 2017, National Insurance contributions for self employed people were increased to the level paid by other non-self employed workers. However, there has been no mention of self employed workers receiving equal benefits such as sickness benefits and holidays.

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The Chancellor has announced today (15 March) that the proposed changes to National Insurance for self-employed people won’t go ahead.

The Chancellor made a statement about this to the House of Commons. You can find out more, including how to watch the statement and read a transcript, here:

http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2017/march/statement-on-class-4-national-insurance-contributions/

You can read a letter about this issue, which the Chancellor has sent to the Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee (Andrew Tyrie MP), here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-chancellor-to-chairman-of-treasury-select-committee-on-national-insurance-contributions-for-the-self-employed

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Date submitted 10 March 2017
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