This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Government needs to increase the wages of retail/food employees due to Covid 19
Financial support to be offered to food and shop workers in the UK in order to keep this vital service operational
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These people are putting their health at risk for minimum wage in order to provide vital services during covid 19 outbreak.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
The Government sets National Minimum Wages, but these apply equally to all industries, and individual employers are responsible for deciding what to pay their staff, provided it meets legal requirements.
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