Rejected petition Require that Awarding Bodies apply for funding to support examiners who pay PAYE

Most examiners are paid 'employees' in that awarding bodies pay tax at source for them via PAYE. Awarding bodies have not pledged to support examiners whose main work this summer will not happen.

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Those examiners who are self-employed can receive support, those who pay via PAYE cannot. Awarding bodies exploit the loophole of 'contracted' work although they do not offer P45s every time a contract ends, and HMRC argues that they are the employers of examiners paying PAYE. It is not the fault of examiners who provide essential activity intensively during exam time that examinations have been cancelled. This is the only income some examiners receive.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. It is for awarding bodies to decide whether or not to apply for financial assistance for employees.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310649

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Date submitted 28 March 2020
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