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A major part of the Usdaw campaign will be to remind shoppers that any store with a ‘Think 25’ policy requires proof of ID to buy age restricted products if you look aged 25 or under.
John Hannett, Usdaw General Secretary says, “Every minute of every day a shop-worker is assaulted, threatened or abused”. He continues, “Our campaign highlights the problems shop-workers face, particularly during the festive season when incidents of verbal abuse can increase dramatically. In the run up to Christmas, customers are stressed, stores are busy and sometimes things can boil over. That’s why we are asking shoppers to show respect for shop-workers and to ‘Keep your cool at Christmas’.”
To find out more about the campaign visit Usdaw’s website
If you are interested in Vaughan Gething and other campaigns he supports click here
AM supports ‘Keep your cool at Christmas’ campaign protecting workers
Vaughan Gething AM is urging Cardiff’s shoppers to ‘Keep their cool’ this Christmas as part of an Usdaw (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers) campaign to protect shop-workers over the festive season.
Usdaw research shows that in 2010, 70% of shop-workers were verbally abused, particularly when they refused customers age-related items such as alcohol, and this increased significantly over the Christmas period.
Mike Corbett, Supervisor of the Spar store on Station Terrace, claims he regularly suffers verbal attacks from drunk customers with some of his colleagues suffering racial abuse.
Vaughan Gething AM says, “Retailers and their staff provide a tremendous service, especially in the run-up to Christmas when demand is very high and stores are busy. Shop-workers deserve respect and they have my full support.”
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A major part of the Usdaw campaign will be to remind shoppers that any store with a ‘Think 25’ policy requires proof of ID to buy age restricted products if you look aged 25 or under.
John Hannett, Usdaw General Secretary says, “Every minute of every day a shop-worker is assaulted, threatened or abused”. He continues, “Our campaign highlights the problems shop-workers face, particularly during the festive season when incidents of verbal abuse can increase dramatically. In the run up to Christmas, customers are stressed, stores are busy and sometimes things can boil over. That’s why we are asking shoppers to show respect for shop-workers and to ‘Keep your cool at Christmas’.”
To find out more about the campaign visit Usdaw’s website
If you are interested in Vaughan Gething and other campaigns he supports click here