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Do you work in:*	England Wales Northern Ireland Scotland
Your workplace*	Retail – Convenience Store Retail – Supermarket Retail – Non Food Distribution Centre Other, please state below:

Company	Co-op Morrisons Sainsburys Tesco Other, please state below:

1. Did you work on Boxing Day? (Please tick all that apply)	This year Last year Previous years
2. What is the earliest time that you have had to start work on Boxing Day?
3. If you work in retail, at what times does your store open and close on Boxing Day?
Opening time
Closing time
	Closed all day I don’t work in retail
4. Do you receive premium pay for working on Boxing Day?	No premium Time and a quarter Time and a half Double time Other, please state below:

5. Is working Boxing Day voluntary?	Yes No
6. Are you happy to work on Boxing Day?	Yes No Don’t mind
7. Do staff in your workplace feel under pressure to work on Boxing Day?	Yes No Don’t know
8. If staff in your workplace request NOT to work on Boxing Day, is this agreed?	Always Usually Not usually Never We don’t ask because it would not be allowed
9. If you worked on Boxing Day this year, how busy was your store?	Very busy Fairly busy Fairly quiet Very quiet Did not work on Boxing Day
10. What is the latest time you have finished work on Christmas Eve?
11. If staff in your workplace request to finish early on Christmas Eve, is this agreed?	Always Usually Not usually Never We don’t ask because it would not be allowed
12. Do you have transport difficulties getting home after the store shuts on Christmas Eve?	Yes No
13. Do you agree that stores should close on Boxing Day?	Yes No
14. Do you agree that stores should close early on Christmas Eve?	Yes No
15. How does working over the Christmas period affect you and your family? (Please tick all that apply)	It affects my ability to enjoy Christmas It affects my children’s ability to enjoy Christmas I feel I spend too little time at Christmas with my loved ones I am unable to travel to spend Christmas with family who live further away I struggle to arrange suitable care for my children I struggle to arrange suitable care for elderly, sick or disabled relatives
16. Do you have any comments on the impact of working over Christmas on you and/or your family?
Are you an Usdaw rep?	Yes No
Are you happy to be contacted by Usdaw about your experiences?	Yes No
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Christmas Working Survey

Thanks to Usdaw’s campaigning, large stores cannot open on Christmas Day, but extended hours of trading on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day mean many retail staff find it hard to get a decent break at Christmas.

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