Rejected petition Retain the 50 pence pay per hour for care staff.

Care staff where given 50 pence per hour in wages throughout the covid crisis. It is extremely unfair to withdraw this as care staff are on minimum wage and we are still having to adhere to covid regulations in the homes.

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Because they put it in place and it was well justified. It's withdrawal is totally unjustified as care workers have always been under valued for many years.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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

Pay for care staff is a matter for individual care providers, not the Government or House of Commons.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

To pay every NHS and Social Care Worker in England a £500 "Thank You" Bonus: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/562495

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Date submitted 23 March 2021
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