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Usdaw doesnt want trading hours changed

The shopworkers' union Usdaw has written to Business Secretary Vince Cable to seek assurance that the government has no plans to permanently deregulate Sunday trading hours in England and Wales. The move comes following recent speculation that some ministers are lobbying for a permanent deregulation of Sunday trading laws following the temporary...

Design

Retail moves to ensure no staff violence

Shopworkers' union Usdaw has welcomed the latest move by the country's top retailers to ensure the best possible measures are in place to protect shop staff from violence and abuse. The British Retail Consortium has published a new best practice guide for employers, which aims to increase awareness of the impact that violence against staff has...

Fashion

Sunday trading during Olympics

The government is planning to lift all Sunday trading restrictions for eight weeks in July and August during the London Olympics and Paralympics in an attempt maximise the economic potential of the sporting event. Chancellor George Osborne said: "We have got the whole world coming to London and the rest of the country for the Olympics. It would...