This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Pay minimum wage to self-employed during Covid-19 outbreak
Treat the self employed, freelancers and people on zero hours contracts equally to the employed during the Covid-19 outbreak.
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It will ensure the large amount of people can self isolate and not add to the spread of the disease.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
The National Minimum Wage is an hourly rate of pay, not a minimum income.
Since you started your petition the Government has announced support for self-employed individuals: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-gives-support-to-millions-of-self-employed-individuals
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
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