Rejected petition Increase pay for Key workers supporting the NHS, such as Domestics, Porters etc

I would like the government to review and increase the pay for these Key workers Domestics, Porters and Catering, who work alongside the NHS Doctors and Nurses, to recognise the work that they do.

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After the nation celebrated the work of the NHS and care workers no one actually mentioned anything about the key NHS support workforce. Domestic workers are cleaning COVID-19 contaminated hospital wards and public areas everyday. Without them all hospitals would be closed. Porters transfer patients and taking blood samples. Catering serving three meals a day to all patients.
I decided to start a campaign for the government to recognise their work and give them better pay, as the majority of these workers only receive the minimum wage and are putting their health on the line as they support vital functions for the NHS and public. These workers have only basic PPE as they carry out these services. Let’s recognise this service and bravery with this campaign.

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 pay for privately employed workers, but we have published a number of petitions calling for the Government to take action to financially reward various keyworkers because of their contribution during the Covid-19 outbreak. You might like to sign some of these petitions:

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

Pay Key Workers 2 weeks full pay if they have to isolate: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/309104

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

Fund free Travel, Parking, Hotel & Childcare during COVID-19 for NHS staff: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/305854

Fund free meals for NHS staff whilst on duty during the COVID19 Pandemic: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303485

Supply NHS key frontline staff working during Covid-19 healthy food hampers: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306339

Fund increased death in service benefits for NHS staff who die during Covid-19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307592

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

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 can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

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 letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

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Date submitted 29 March 2020
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