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Originally Posted by Peter_
Sainsbury's in Haydock is a USDAW unionised and they have full time officials on site, it is a distribution warehouse and they need to work 24/7 to ensure that the stores are kept stocked, the only day they close is Christmas Day.
They are not affected by Sunday trading laws so they have to work on a Sunday otherwise the would be little point in the warehouse being open.
The examples above are only in relation to store opening times plus most of the stores do not just finish once the doors close as most big stores have staff replenishing the shelves throughout the night even on a Sunday and from 10pm on on a Saturday.
It is only trading hours that are affected and not everyone realises that part because they have never worked in that area.
Sunday trading is archaic and has no place in modern society if you go to Scotland and go to a Tesco it is open 24/7 they do not close on a Sunday or at 10pm on a Saturday.
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Well USDAW are clearly agaist it in the stores i worked for Tesco for 10 years in the 80s so have a fair idea of what it will affect this debate was going on then ,and still know people who work for Tesco in their stores anybody who thinks current staff will not be co-erced into working is living in a dream world,which is possibly why the 10,000 USDAW members who were polled over 90% were against the idea.
Why does it have no place in a modern society as i have explained to you France is even more secular then us,and their shops barely open on sunday the French prefer family time over a day,families are fractured enough in this country without commerce makining people work 24/7.
I fully realise distribution warehouses are different most operate a "just in time" delivery method so engage their workforce accordingly.
I wonder has there any evidence opening for longer will provide more jobs.?
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Originally Posted by martyh
The whole idea is a barmy one and should be consigned to the scrap heap of barmy government ideas .Fair enough if they insist on allowing shops to open extra hours during the olympics as a special one off then fine ,but the shops should only use volunteers ,but any idea of permanent change should be scrapped we have a good compromise at the moment that seems to suit all parties and should be left as is .
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Yes i fully agree,it was said when the compromise was reached big chains like Tesco would not be satisfied and lo and behold they are not.
The compromise is sensible but yes i agree about the olympics opening but as you say volunteers only.
