Violence against shopworkers doubles in the retail crime epidemic Retail trade union Usdaw has recently announced shocking statistics from their annual survey of over 5,500 retail staff showing that 18% of shopworkers suffered a violent [...]
Shopworkers speak out about violence, threats and abuse - Usdaw asks customers to ‘keep your cool’ at Christmas Retail trade union Usdaw is asking customers to ‘keep your cool’ as the busy pre- Christmas shopping [...]
Taxi shortage threatens staff safety The Professional Services sector employs 21.4% of workers in the UK, the highest percentage within any single occupation. This includes legal services, of which the UK has one of the largest [...]
Violence and harassment at work ‘almost always a pattern’, study finds Violence and harassment in the British workplace is rife, after a global safety charity report found that 26% of people have experienced it in [...]
Employers must consider the risk of kidnap and ransom for worldwide staff Poverty, under-resourced law enforcement, and a resurgence of travel since the pandemic together make for an expected spike in kidnap and ransom cases [...]
Scottish protection of shopworkers law must continue to encourage incidents of abuse to be reported Almost 300 cases of abuse against shop workers in Scotland were reported to police in the first three months of [...]
Employers must take action to protect staff in light of Omicron variant - British Safety Council Commenting on the threat that the new Omicron Covid-19 variant poses to the workplace and how employers can best [...]
Scottish protection of shopworkers law to come into force on 24 August Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s announcement by the Scottish Government, confirming that a new law to protect shopworkers from violence, threats [...]
Crimestoppers Scotland joint campaign to stop abuse of shopworkers welcomed by Usdaw Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed the recent launch of a joint campaign by Crimestoppers Scotland to raise awareness and stop abuse of [...]
COVID-19 is a bigger flashpoint for abuse of shopworkers than shoplifting and age ID, Usdaw survey finds Retail trade union Usdaw has found through a survey of over 2,000 shop workers that enforcing social distancing [...]