Sunday Trading Laws

Tefal said:
Tbh sunday is often a time when ive litrlw to do and sort stuff out and its arpund the late afternoon that i end up going "oo could do with x...oh shops are shut".


Rest of the world operates on 24/7 now except for big shops which seems bizarre.


Theyre the same as any other business really.
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Same
Sunday evening is my main time I get free to go shopping. But it's closed.
Not everyone is free all week. Work, families, hobbies.
Just allow people the flexibility.
Boggles the mind why anyone would reject it

The "is so hard in retail" boo hoo doesn't wash!
 
413x said:
Same
Sunday evening is my main time I get free to go shopping. But it's closed.
Not everyone is free all week. Work, families, hobbies.
Just allow people the flexibility.
Boggles the mind why anyone would reject it

The "is so hard in retail" boo hoo doesn't wash!
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How have you coped for the last 20 odd years?
 
Moses said:
Well, the government's control of matters like foreign relations/war and peace/etc... which realistically should remain under their control (and if they do anything awful/start abusing the power, the House of Commons has the 'nuclear option' of a vote of no confidence).
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I was agreeing with the notion that consent was declined due to "the erosion of [ ] Royal Prerogative powers becoming a threat".

I would further suggest that the Queen's powers are, in the general sense, a mere formality, but they are clearly desirable to preserve.

I'm a bit confused - from the above, do you think the queen shouldn't have those powers? I think the Government is fully in control - but not to upsurp the monach's established role in that process.
 
I see it this way. What will be the case in 100 years? To me, it would be ridiculous if shops weren't allowed to stay open 24/7 then, so why not now? I seem to be applying this test to many things recently :o
 
Zefan said:
I see it this way. What will be the case in 100 years? To me, it would be ridiculous if shops weren't allowed to stay open 24/7 then, so why not now? I seem to be applying this test to many things recently :o
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In 100 years we'll probably be printing our own computer parts from 3D printers, so why don't ocuk just close down now :rolleyes:
 
estebanrey said:
In 100 years we'll probably be printing our own computer parts from 3D printers, so why don't ocuk just close down now :rolleyes:
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Right... Missing the point somewhat but I'll bite. Obviously your argument is quite odd, as OcUK have an overwhelming reason to not shut down, they're making money still! What's the overwhelming reason for the government to force trading to cease at certain times then?
 
Zefan said:
Right... Missing the point somewhat but I'll bite. Obviously your argument is quite odd, as OcUK have an overwhelming reason to not shut down, they're making money still!
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...and retail workers are still getting to have some guaranteed time when they know they'll be able to see their friends and family.

Zefan said:
What's the overwhelming reason for the government to force trading to cease at certain times then?
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See above.

Do you think retail companies should be able to force workers to work on Christmas day? If not, then you are already supporting a government enforced restriction on trading.
 
estebanrey said:
...and retail workers are still getting to have some guaranteed time when they know they'll be able to see their friends and family.



See above.

Do you think retail companies should be able to force workers to work on Christmas day? If not, then you are already supporting a government enforced restriction on trading.
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Yep. Why should retail workers have some sacred right to have normal public "holidays" off work?
 
estebanrey said:
You think people in the retail sector should be contractually obliged to work on Christmas if their employers wish to open?

Wow!

Might as well not have any workers' rights then.
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Other industries work Christmas! Why should retail be ring fenced?
 
Actually on a side note how do people feel about employee's being contractually obliged to take specific days as holiday (non public holidays)
 
Zefan said:
Other industries work Christmas! Why should retail be ring fenced?
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Because the 'other industries' you mentioned tend to have a reasonable need to be functioning 24/7/365 whereas there is no "need" for retail to be.

Someone having a heart attack on Xmas day needs emergency services available to them. Not quite the same as someone wanting to buy a jumper from Top Man is it?

I actually feel less intelligent having to explain that.
 
estebanrey said:
Because the 'other industries' you mentioned tend to have a reasonable need to be functioning 24/7/365 whereas there is no "need" for retail to be.

Someone having a heart attack on Xmas day needs emergency services available to them. Not quite the same as someone wanting to buy a jumper from Top Man is it?

I actually feel less intelligent having to explain that.
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Straw manning at its finest :p

There's probably a very good reason as to why you feel less intelligent for explaining that, because it was unnecessary if you had understood my point and not just jumped to put words in my mouth. I'm not talking about emergency services, I'm talking about an enormous array of non-customer facing jobs that don't fall under the "it's retail so we shouldn't work Sundays" rule. They don't "need" to work on Sundays, should the government step in and put a stop to it?
 
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