Closed petition Give parents rights to be furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
The Government should give parents legal rights to be furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme when they are unable to access childcare, for example where school/nursery is closed. This should be at parent’s discretion, not employers, with protections from losing their jobs.
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During the pandemic, many families are trying to juggle working (either from home or otherwise ) and homeschooling with no childcare.
This is having a severe impact on mental health of families, particularly on women who often take on the larger load of childcare responsibilities.
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