Should The Present Sunday Trading Laws Be Scrapped?

[Zacs-Master]

(All my own work)

[Svejk]

yes (imo)

[Baldric]

I really don't care, it would make no difference to us one way or the other!

[woofgang]

Hmm. I don'r work in a shop (or anywhere else now) so i am not sure how employees would feel. For myself I quite like one quiet day a week, but i guess that's just me and no reason why others shouldn't shop on a sunday if they want to. So I guess my answer is yes, sunday trading laws should be scrapped or at least modified....also maybe trading laws framed around religious holidays?

[mikey4444]

If you mean that shops should be allowed to open on Easter Sunday, then no I don't. Together with Xmas Day, Easter Sunday is the only day now left in Britain, where shop workers can't be made to work. Surely we can do without going to Tesco, B+Q, etc for just 2 days a year ? Boosting the already huge profits of British shop isn't an unalienable right.

It won't be long at this rate before these days are just like any other day. Those that know me here on AB will know that I am a committed atheist, so I am not making this point from some religious stand point, just common sense.

[TWR]

Tesco & the likes, you can shop up to 10am, but can not purchase! how stupid is that?

[mackfender]

Of course they should.

[pixie373]

Good work, zacs.
yes, i think it's really out-of-date now. You can shop online whenever you want to, so it makes no sense. It's not just for customers- i don't think it's fair on businesses either. Shut if you want to, but illegal to sell things? Really?

[mushroom25]

//Easter Sunday is the only day now left in Britain, where shop workers can't be made to work. //

that's not strictly true mikey. under the 1994 regulations still in force, All shopworkers (except Sunday only workers), irrespective of their age or length of service, have the right not to be dismissed for refusing to do shopwork on Sundays, not to be selected for redundancy for refusing to do shopwork on Sundays and not to suffer any other detriment for refusing to do shopwork on Sundays, for example denial of overtime, promotion or training opportunities.

[mikey4444]

Mush...and just how long do you really think anybody would last if they refused to work on Sundays ! That might be the law but employers would soon find way of persecuting workers if they were "uncooperative"

[237SJ]

Most shops are open for 6 hours on a Sunday which should surely be enough for most people if they need to buy something. What is more inconvenient (IMO) if for offices/banks and the rest to be closed, although that applies to Saturdays as well in most cases. That`s why I hate bank holidays.

[pastafreak]

Yes...time for a change. People work odd hours,shops are packed on Saturdays...change is due. I think I read a few weeks ago that some stores are pushing for a change,and parliament will be debating it.

[emmie]

yes

[emmie]

our local supermarket gets jammed on a sunday, not so much on a saturday

[pastafreak]

Down here,town is heaving on a Saturday...full of ambling kids. Not too bad come Sunday...they are all too hung over. :O

[pixie373]

Zacs, I've just realised you've plagiarised aog here. Not your own work ;-)

[emmie]

i think these people are getting their sunday dinners, and either haven't the time in the week, or can't be arsed any other day

[wolf63]

Are your shops not open on a Sunday?

[lozzer50]

no.. when i was younger no shops opened on a Sunday and we didnt suffer in fact it was a day when we all did things as a family such as play games read or go for long walks. Family life is eroded enough. i think shops should shut on Sundays. Surely you can shop on a Saturday making sure you have whatever you need until the following week. From what ive read about this its the big supermarket chains etc that want longer hours, they dont care about family life only the profits!