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A - South Wales and Western Region C - Eastern Region E - Midlands Region F - North Eastern Region G - Scottish Region H - Southern Region K - North West Region National Filter by industry Industry... Dairy Home delivery Home Shopping Production and Manufacturing Retail Food Retail Non-food Transport Warehouse and Distribution Displaying results 131 - 150 (of 341) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1... 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ...35 next Crimestoppers Scotland joint campaign to stop abuse of shopworkers welcomed by Usdaw 24 February 2021 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s launch of a joint campaign by Crimestoppers Scotland to raise awareness and stop abuse of shopworkers. The key message is to ‘speak up 100% anonymously about attacks on shopworkers’. Usdaw joins senior retail leaders in calling on the Government to protect shopworkers 05 February 2021 Senior retail leaders have jointly written to the Prime Minister to raise concerns about the increasing problem of violence and abuse against shopworkers. They ask the Government to treat the issue with the seriousness it deserves and improve protection for staff by creating a new statutory offence of assaulting, threatening, or abusing a retail worker. Government again denies the need for tougher laws to protect shopworkers, despite Usdaw's evidence of a growing problem 03 February 2021 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw continues to be disappointed by the Government’s repeated opposition to tougher laws to protect retail staff against violence, threats and abuse, after the Justice Secretary defends the status quo in a House of Commons question time. ONS stats show that key workers have higher Covid risk - Usdaw calls for priority for vaccines, testing and risk assessments 25 January 2021 Retail trade union Usdaw has renewed the call for key workers to be prioritised for vaccination, testing and risk assessment, after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today released new statistics on Covid death rates by occupation that show many key workers are at a higher risk. Usdaw tells MPs’ inquiry that shopworkers need legal protection, with nearly 9 in 10 retail staff abused last year 20 January 2021 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 campaign wins protection for Scottish shopworkers as MSPs pass a new ground-breaking law 19 January 2021 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s unanimous vote in the Scottish Parliament for a ground-breaking law to protect shopworkers. This follows a long campaign by the union for new legislation to tackle growing violence, threats and abuse against retail staff. Nearly 9 in 10 shopworkers abused last year - Usdaw urges MSPs to back a new law to protect Scottish retail staff 18 January 2021 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has today released new figures showing the extent of abuse retail staff suffered last year, ahead of tomorrow’s final vote in the Scottish Parliament on ground-breaking legislation to protect retail staff. Welsh Government delivers on Usdaw calls for improved safety measures in stores 15 January 2021 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s announcement, by Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford, that businesses in Wales will have to carry out a specific coronavirus risk assessment under new Welsh Government legislation. The union has been inundated with complaints from members deeply concerned about their safety, as customers blatantly flout the rules. Shopworkers' concerns grow - Usdaw calls on all retailers to reinstate full lockdown safety measures in stores 08 January 2021 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has made an urgent call on supermarkets and food retailers to immediately revert to the stringent safety measures in stores that applied during the first lockdown. The union has been inundated with complaints from members deeply concerned about their safety as customers blatantly flout the rules. MPs’ inquiry into violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers welcomed by Usdaw 18 December 2020 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s announcement of a ‘Violence and abuse towards retail workers’ inquiry by the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee. Yesterday the union secured 100,000 signatures on a ‘protect shopworkers’ petition that should now trigger a parliamentary debate. Displaying results 131 - 150 (of 341) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1... 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ...35 next
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