Poll: Sunday trading laws
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People who are saying increase jobs etc etc... you realise most retail companies struggle as it is to fill their Sunday hours. Our store was meant to be staying open until 8PM for the Olympics but that's apparently going to change because it's forecast they'll end up losing money rather than making money with the extra hours it's open.
Who want's to go shopping on a Sunday evening any way...
Who want's to go shopping on a Sunday evening any way...
Yes, because the current problems with unemployment are due to the fact that there simply aren't enough hours in the day for everyone to work at once.
Who want's to go shopping on a Sunday evening any way...
Would suit me fine, it's otherwise completely void time for me really.
It's just pointlessly outdated, serves no purpose and just means there is less flexibility for those who desire it.
Just because you're happy to make do without it, doesn't mean it wouldn't benefit plenty of other people. It's got nothing to do with being bothered to organise myself and everything to do with wanting the flexibility to conduct my life as I see fit, not be told I can't do certain things at arbitrary times because of a load of old religious hooha.
Leave it to supermarkets to decide themselves - if some feel it's not economically viable then they won't do it - if there is demand then they will.
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So, "I'm alright Jack so sod the rest..."
Just because you don't want it doesn't mean it's outdated, we have laws that relate to genetics that have been bypassed by science, doesn't make it a good idea to repeal them.
It does serve a purpose, it stops retail staff being exploited, there will always be a Polish worker willing to do a 24hhour shift on a Sunday if you wanted it.
How about those with children who would like to spend the same time with them as the rest who work 9-5?
Yes it is, I've never needed to buy socks on a Sunday. You are happy for others to work crappy hours just so your life is marginally easier.
It's also naff all to do with religion any more, they walked right over the church when they decided to allow trading on a Sunday.
Do you honestly think the church is the only thing standing in your way between shops opening 9-7 instead of 10-4 on a Sunday
Lits of other business are open 7 days a week and those that aren't open choose not to be open. They aren't dictate to by law.
That is a rather stupid post.
No, not really, but nice trySo, "I'm alright Jack so sod the rest..."
Just because you don't want it doesn't mean it's outdated, we have laws that relate to genetics that have been bypassed by science, doesn't make it a good idea to repeal them.
It does serve a purpose, it stops retail staff being exploited, there will always be a Polish worker willing to do a 24hhour shift on a Sunday if you wanted it.
How about those with children who would like to spend the same time with them as the rest who work 9-5?
Yes it is, I've never needed to buy socks on a Sunday. You are happy for others to work crappy hours just so your life is marginally easier.
It's also naff all to do with religion any more, they walked right over the church when they decided to allow trading on a Sunday.
Do you honestly think the church is the only thing standing in your way between shops opening 9-7 instead of 10-4 on a Sunday
You mean like every other industry without legal restrictions on Sunday working exploits their staff? like... erm... ummm... ????
It's outdated because it serves no purpose and achieves nothing - If people want to work certain hours they can, if they don't want to no one is pointing a gun to their head. People make it sound like people are going to be marched into 14 hours a day 7 days a week working at gunpoint or something. If people want to spend time with their kids then here's a novel idea - don't choose to work on Sundays!!!
If people don't want to work the hours then it won't be feasible for the shops to operate but something tells me that wouldn't be the case at all.
You can tell me i'm disorganised all you like but it's absolutely not the case - I get by fine, i'm perfectly well organised but that doesn't mean I think the current arrangements are any good - they'd be vastly better and more convenient if they were abolished.
Lits of other business are open 7 days a week and those that aren't open choose not to be open. They aren't dictate to by law.
That is a rather stupid post.
If you want shops open all the time then your place of work should also be open all the time - it's only fair.
But my place of work being open all the time adds no value, as I'm not in retail. If you don't like retail operating hours/shifts, don't work in retail.
Plenty of people do.
I don't work in retail
But my place of work being open all the time adds no value, as I'm not in retail. If you don't like retail operating hours/shifts, don't work in retail.
I think all business (especially yours) should be open 7 days a week.
That'd be fine by me but it wouldn't achieve anything useful at all most of the time. When it would achieve something, we do actually work weekends.
I don't work in retail
I think all business (especially yours) should be open 7 days a week.
I didn't say you did.
Please clarify your reasoning behind the business I work in being open 7 days a week ...
So I, or anybody else, can do business with them on any day of the week thet I/they choose to
