PETITIONClosedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Give self employed people Tax Breaks equivalent to 5.6 weeks Holiday entitlement
Almost all workers are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks paid holiday per year, self employed people get 0 and may lose a weeks wage for going on a weeks holiday.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
38
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 38/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 38/100,000
Background
We feel it’s very unfair to be self employed when it comes to holidays. We get no paid time off. We think self-employed workers should get a tax break to the equivalent monetary value of 5.6 weeks annual leave.