Rejected petition Payrise for Grocery staff

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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

The Government is not responsible for setting the salary of people working in supermarkets or grocers. This is a matter for individual employers.

You may wish to sign petitions calling for the Government to reward key workers, which includes those involved in the sale of food, due to Covid-19:

Identify and reward all key workers due to Covid-19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308903

Consider how to compensate key workers for their efforts during Covid-19 crisis: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308172

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

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• Date submitted 28 July 2020
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