This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Declare carers as workers, entitled to worker's rights including minimum wage.
End Carers Allowance, Income Support and UC for carers and replace it with a formal payroll system, defining carers as workers with the same rights as workers, including paying them the living wage.
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For far too long, carers have been defined in law as not being workers in order to deprive them of having the same rights as their private and public sector counterparts. Parliament has the opportunity to change that by defining them as members of the workforce, remunerating them properly and creating a post-pandemic economic stimulus by doing so.
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Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. Whether a role is employed, worker or self-employed is based on the contractual relationship rather than the sector that the job is in. You can find out more here:
https://www.gov.uk/employment-status/worker
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