Rejected petition Tax break / relief for NHS, private health and social care sectors.

Can people working both in the NHS and private health and social care sector be considered for tax relief or breaks as we are doing more than our contracted hours due to the Covid crisis yet being taxed so much that it is not physically and economically worth it to actually do overtime?

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At present, loads of health and social care sectors are working more than their contracted hours not because they want to but because we are needed by our patients colleagues. Most of us are working an average of 48-60 hours per week to cover shortages. However, we will be expected to pay the taxman ridiculous amount of money for doing "overtime." Realistically, I know my colleagues would rather be at home than risking their lives front lining the fight for Covid. Yet, we are still here.

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The Government is not responsible for setting the salary of most key workers, or setting minimum wages for particular sectors, but you may wish to sign petitions calling for the following actions:

Make hazard pay mandatory for key workers in the midst of COVID 19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307619

Give all key workers a 100% tax and Nat. Ins. holiday through COVID-19 crisis: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306845

Pay bonus to all key workers: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307215

Incentivise NHS staff during the COVID19 outbreak by making wages untaxable: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304595

Increase pay for NHS healthcare workers and recognise their work: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300073

Bonus for emergency services personnel working due to COVID-19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303306

Make the minimum wage equal for all ages and increase to at least £10: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301749

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/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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 10 April 2020
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