[Cookingfat]

i cant think of any reason why shops if they want open all year long, the shops will make more money and will have to employ more staff bringing down unemployment not by much but will reduce them being on the dole. after all asian, indian, turkish have been open every day for years, they open in all othe european country's and we are in europe after all for now sorry if i have offended any minority groups with this post i don't no any other way of saying it

[Paddy]

Originally Posted by damo

Tesco Extra on Spital Hill is open all day Sunday so now won't close until the middle weekend in September.

Paddy - the sign i saw suggested it wasn't closing at all and was open all the way through?

No it's jut closed for 6 hrs a week until the 9th of September.

[Dan_Ashcroft]

There's a 48 hour maximum working week. Whether you work Monday-Friday or Wednesday-Sunday doesn't matter.

A 7-day, 24 hour culture will help the economy. These are the things we need to get a grip of to try and stave off becoming an underclass for new Chinese masters.

[Andy]

Like I said earlier, what worked in the last century doesn't necessarily make sense in this one. I find it odd that I Cannot buy a bag of potatoes after 5pm on a Sunday, but I can go to McDonalds for a burger, sink several pints in the pub and then continue drinking right into Monday morning in a club. What about the McDonalds workers and bar staff? Why is nobody standing up for their rights?

[damo]

Originally Posted by Paddy

No it's jut closed for 6 hrs a week until the 9th of September.

Hmm they must have changed their minds then, I swear the sign in store last weekend said it was open 24 hours all the way through.

[denomis]

This has been planned for months it's old news.

[Andy]

Originally Posted by denomis

This has been planned for months it's old news.

That's true, but today was the first day of extended Sunday trading so it's topical. Today was the first Sunday in my lifetime when I've been able to go to Tesco after 5pm. How exciting!

[denomis]

Rock and roll.

[woodmally]

Originally Posted by Cookingfat

i cant think of any reason why shops if they want open all year long, the shops will make more money and will have to employ more staff bringing down unemployment not by much but will reduce them being on the dole. after all asian, indian, turkish have been open every day for years, they open in all othe european country's and we are in europe after all for now sorry if i have offended any minority groups with this post i don't no any other way of saying it

Why have you offended these groups. You are saying they are hard working groups of people who are not afraid of hard graft. A trait to be admired.

[Unregistered]

ASDA Chaucer was quite busy but there were no
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[BarryRiley]

Originally Posted by Forumosaurus

What would happen if people exercised their 'right' not to work Sundays?

You don't live in the real world mate.

You say you don't want to work Sundays, they find a reason to fire you.

Keep your fingers still you don't know what you're talking about.

This is the 21st century. Why should shop workers be protected from working on this special day while for other industries it's par for the course to at least work some Sundays? What about workers in smaller shops who are already allowed to open all Sunday? The Sainsburys in Crookes is open until 11pm. Are you campaigning for their rights?

If people are genuinely worried about being fired over refusing a Sunday then legislation can be put in place the prevent this from happening.

If we truly want to progress and be thought of as a forward thinking society then we need to stop hanging on to draconian practices of yesteryear.

Besides, just because you don't like the idea of working on a Sunday it doesn't mean the rest of the country thinks the same. People without families might want to work Sunday and take off 2 week days. I used to enjoy this privelage when I worked in retail as a student. Sundays are generally wasted days of mentally preparing for work the next day anyway.

[Mandem]

Don't forget the workers who work all weekends as per nomal, doctors, nurses, carers, bus drivers, they don't complain because they can't spend time with their families. My daugher is a carer, and works most week ends, and they don't get paid extra for it.

[Miss_S_83]

Originally Posted by Mandem

Don't forget the workers who work all weekends as per nomal, doctors, nurses, carers, bus drivers, they don't complain because they can't spend time with their families. My daugher is a carer, and works most week ends, and they don't get paid extra for it.

Very true. I don't see a problem with the shops opening for a few more hours on a Sunday. Doesn't mean the staff will HAVE to work more hours and I am sure plenty of people would like/prefer to work a Sunday instead of any other day.

[Jeffrey Shaw]

I'm shocked that they're open only 24hrs a day and only 7 days a week. Shame on them.