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This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament

Rejected petition A Weeks Extra Annual Leave for All Key Workers.

Key workers have had to put their health and welfare on the line, working exceptionally hard, to help to stem the Covid 19 outbreak, whilst all other workers have been self-isolating and effectively having a holiday from the work environment.

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As a way of thanking these heroic actions and people, this petition would like to ask that when this outbreak is over, they are rewarded with an extra week of annual leave.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308903

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