This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Give Zero Hour contracted employees the chance to join the retention scheme.
Help Zero Hour contracted employees in hospitality and retail secure money by allowing them to apply for the employment retention scheme, paying up to 80% of their wages by calculating an average wage for them. This has been done for the self-employed and contracted workers, now help the next group
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I believe it is only fair that government help Zero Hour contracted employees who work for a company and are listed on a payroll. They have bills to pay, the same as contracted employees and self-employed workers, but are just unfortunately employed under a Zero Hours contract. All I believe is that Zero Hours employees should have the same opportunity to join the 80% employment retention scheme if an employer will not pay wages.
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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
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