Rejected petition Extend furlough until 2021, with cases on the rise and the alert being upgraded.

The government needs to act now to ensure jobs are retained in the U.K. As cases are on the rise and further restrictions come into play businesses will only experience pain damaging jobs and the economy. The furlough scheme needs to be extended until 2021 to alleviate this.

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To save jobs and stop needless pain being inflicted on the those in society. The government has the ability and time to act now, saving jobs and lives across the country.

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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Extend the furlough scheme for high-risk people who can't safely return to work: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/330279

Extend the furlough scheme at 80% until at least December 2020: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/330657

Extend furlough for those businesses required to stay shut: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/549219

Extend the furlough scheme beyond October 2020 till end of March 2021: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/441935

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Date submitted 21 September 2020
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