Retail trade union Usdaw has responded to a parliamentary inquiry into violence and abuse towards retail staff with a call for legislation to protect retail staff. Today the union released new statistics showing that nearly 9 in 10 shopworkers were abused last year. Last night the Scottish Parliament unanimously voted for a ground-breaking new law to protect shopworkers. Usdaw’s 2020 survey of 2,729 shopworkers across the UK found that:
88% experienced verbal abuse,
61% were threatened by a customer, The influential Home Affairs Select Committee launched their inquiry the day after Usdaw secured over 100,000 signatures on a ‘protect shopworkers’ petition that should now trigger a parliamentary debate. Launched by shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis, the petition is backed by 23 major retailers and the industry’s leading trade bodies, with research by the Co-op showing its aims have public support as well.
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Co-op bosses urge MSPs to pass new law protecting shop workers
Co-op bosses have written to MSPs urging them to support Daniel Johnson’s Bill (Co-op/PA Media)
Supermarket bosses are urging MSPs to pass a new law improving protection for shop staff.
Derek Furnival, the managing director of the Co-op in Scotland, has written to members of the Scottish Parliament to ask them to support legislation which has been put forward by Labour’s Daniel Johnson.
It comes after the retail group said lockdown had seen an increase in incidents of anti-social behaviour, verbal abuse and physical assaults within its stores.
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