Rejected petition Support agency/zero contract workers financially during this covid-19 lockdown.

As I listen to the news, I have not heard how agency and zero contract workers are to be supported financially as we are vulnerable in this period as well.

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Being an agency and zero contract worker is tough enough surviving, as it's as good as feeding from hand to mouth. Nothing in place for people in our category and it's not fair. I don't know what benefit to access now in other to support my family.

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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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Date submitted 25 March 2020
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