Rejected petition Put all current working front line NHS staff on Furlough after we win this fight

I would like the Government to: After we defeat Covid-19 or get contamination down to a manageable level, put on a staggered rota basis, all currently working front line NHS staff on Furlough on 80% Pay for 12 weeks.

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The front line workers are hard working during normal conditions, these are exceptionally difficult times stretching all resources to the limit and beyond.
This would be a grand gesture by the government and the country as a whole, to show our appreciation and support.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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

Leave arrangements for NHS staff are an operational decision for individual NHS employers, not the Government or House of Commons.

We have published a number of petitions calling on the Government to reward and recognise NHS workers, which you might like to sign:

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

Increase NHS Police Fire & Ambulance Staff personal allowance to £35k for 12mths: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/313322

Fund after care for all NHS staff following coronavirus: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/313439

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

Increase National Insurance by 5 pence to Increase Salaries for all NHS Workers: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310518

Award all nursing staff in the NHS pay rise of 10%
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/316307

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

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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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 2 April 2020
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