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Offensive Weapons Bill is welcomed - Usdaw calls for greater protection for shopworkers
04 January 2019
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis welcomes the Offensive Weapons Bill, which is due for its second reading in the House of Lords on Monday. Usdaw is calling on the Government to provide greater protection for shopworkers who will enforce the new law at the point of sale.
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Home Office positive about protections for shopworkers, Usdaw now requires action
11 December 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis today met with Home Office Minister Victoria Atkins for a round-table discussion with retailers on how to protect staff from violence, threats and abuse.
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Retail employers and Usdaw to meet with the Home Office about legal protections for shopworkers
10 December 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis is meeting with Home Office Minister Victoria Atkins tomorrow for a round-table discussion with retailers on how to legally protect staff from violence, threats and abuse.
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Usdaw welcomes the offer of talks with the Home Office about legal protections for shopworkers
28 November 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has welcomed a commitment from the Home Office for a round-table discussion with the union and retailers on how to legally protect staff from violence, threats and abuse.
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Offensive Weapons Bill: MPs urged by Usdaw, retailers, staff and the public to vote tomorrow for a protection for shopworkers amendment
27 November 2018
The Offensive Weapons Bill sets out criminal penalties for shopworkers and delivery drivers who complete sales of corrosive substances and knives to under-18s. The amendment will create an offence if the person attempting to illegally buy these products abuses, threatens or assaults the retail worker who is enforcing the law.
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We all love a Black Friday bargain, but please respect shopworkers says Usdaw
22 November 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has called for a calm and orderly Black Friday (23 November 2018) as millions of shoppers are set to take advantage of what is now described as the biggest discounting day of the retail year.
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Respect for Shopworkers Week is over - Usdaw's Freedom from Fear Campaign continues
19 November 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has thanked Usdaw activists who ran over 1,000 events across the UK to raise awareness of the violence, threats and abuse that retail staff face all too often.
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Usdaw calls on the Scottish Government to act as a survey finds that violence against shopworkers has increased by 40%
15 November 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has called on the Scottish Government to back a protection of workers Bill after shocking statistics reveal that incidents of violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers remain a major problem on the frontline of retail.
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'Report it to sort it' - more than half of attacks on shopworkers go unreported says Usdaw survey
14 November 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis is urging retail staff not to suffer in silence as the latest survey by Usdaw shows that 59% of those who experienced violence, threats or abuse at work did not report the incident to their employer. Worryingly 1 in 6 shopworkers who were physically attacked did not report the assault.
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Attacks on shopworkers and shoplifting are up while police numbers have fallen - Usdaw calls for more police funding
13 November 2018
This is Respect for Shopworkers Week and retail trade union Usdaw has called on the Government to increase funding and resources for the police to help them tackle a rising tide of attacks on shopworkers and theft from shops.