Rejected petition Please close non essential UK call centres during this UK lockdown.

Employers are putting their employees health and other people's health at risk. This environment is a breeding ground for this virus even with social distancing yet companies are putting profit before peoples health. They need to be told to close otherwise they are not paying staff if they leave.

More details Close non essential call centres such as shopping channels and TV companies which are not essential at this time. They are putting people at risk of contracting and spreading covid 19. Employees who choose to stay at home are told they are not getting paid or won't have a job to come back to.

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The Government has imposed a number of restrictions on individuals and businesses as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. You can find out what you can and can't do here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do

If you want the Government to consider closing down offices and businesses and ordering home working, you may wish to sign this petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301439

If you want the Government to close all businesses that are not vital, you may wish to sign this petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308122

If you want the Government to implement a complete lockdown, you may wish to sign this petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310805

If you want the Government to close all shops including supermarkets, you may wish to sign this petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310341

If you want the Government to close all unnecessary businesses including takeaways, you may wish to sign this petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307294

If you would like the Government to close all non-essential online stores and warehouses, you may wish to sign this petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/311765

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

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

UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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

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