This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Support regular hours of pay for zero hour contractors during Corona-19 crisis.
Hundreds of thousands of regular works will receive no pay or job security at this time. With access only to universal credits and welfare many of these people will work full-time. Please support pay and similar conditions to secure pay for these workers like the employers retention scheme.
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Create a scheme that supports agency temporary workers on zero hours contract. Request last 8 weeks worth of earning as proof of average salary and provide 80% grant for these workers in comparison with permanent staff. During this crisis there will be hundreds of thousands of full and part time workers who are now not covered due to a contractual technicality. Support these workers temporarily during this crisis. This must be fast tracked!!
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Give financial help to agency and zero hour workers during COVID-19 outbreak: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301328
Remove the minimum earnings threshold for Statutory Sick Pay: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300669
You can find out about what Government support is available for people as a result of coronavirus (under the section on employment and financial support) here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
And 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/
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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