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Retailers demand new laws against retail violence Print
4th July 2021
The UK’s leading retailers have written to the prime minister calling on him to support an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill that would tackle escalating violence and abuse against retail workers.
The bill has its report stage and third reading in Parliament today (5 July).
The letter has been signed by: Aldi, Asda, Association of Convenience Stores, Bira, British Retail Consortium, Central England Co-operative, East of England Co-operative, Iceland & The Food Warehouse, Lidl GB, Majestic Wine, Marks & Spencer, McColl’s Retail Group, Mid Counties Co-operative, Nisa, One O One Convenience Stores, Post Office, Sainsbury’s, Scottish Midland Co-operative Society, Southern England Co-operative, Spar UK, Tesco, The Co-op Group, Waitrose, WHSmith, and WM Morrison.
Retailers write to PM over pandemic-fuelled increase in store violence Print
5th February 2021
More than 65 leading retailers and industry bodies have written to prime minister Boris Johnson calling on him to take urgent action to tackle violence and abuse towards retail workers.
The letter calls for the government “to treat the issue with the seriousness it deserves and improve protection for our employees by creating a new statutory offence of assaulting, threatening or abusing a retail worker”. This legislation would toughen sentences for those who are violent or abusive towards shopworkers, deter future perpetrators, and ensure shopworkers feel safer at work.
Government must tighten rules to end shopworker abuse, retailers urge
Retailers are urging the Government to improve laws to protect staff from abuse (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
The Government must take urgent action to tackle violence and abuse towards shopworkers, more than 65 retail leaders have demanded.
In a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, bosses from high street names including Aldi, McDonald’s, Boots and the Post Office, said stronger laws were needed to protect against shopworker abuse.
It comes after recent data found an increase in the verbal abuse of staff at “essential” retailers, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).