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Originally Posted by richard1960
Do the unions accept it peter , i have just been on the shopworkers union site USDAW this is what they had to say about sunday trading laws.
The shopworkers Union Usdaw has welcomed today's announcement by the Government that they are to leave the laws covering Sunday trading in England and Wales unchanged and will seek to simplify the legislation dealing with age-restricted sales.
1. A survey of over 10,000 Usdaw members completed in April this year found that:
91% opposed large shops being able to open all hours on a Sunday
95% thought the current ban on large shops opening on Christmas Day and Easter Sunday should continue.
2. A Gfk/NOP survey carried out last year found that 89% of the public were opposed to any relaxation of the Sunday Trading laws.
It would seem many unions are concerned workers might be co-erced into working ie have pressure put upon them. USDAW seem very unkeen on any relaxation.
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That is the case ,anyone in retail will tell you that they are required to work sundays there is no choice.Many retail outlets do not take staff on specifically to work the weekends they simply rota in existing staff for those days regardless of any weekend activities that the workers participate in