Campaigning to retain the existing Sunday Trading regulations

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Sundays are important family time when children are not at school and few care options are available.  Most staff have to work on Saturday, retail's busiest day, so Sundays are very important to them.

  • Retail makes up one of the largest sectors of the workforce, with over 3 million staff – an average of over 4,600 per constituency.  

  • USDAW's survey of 1,500 staff in large stores in October 2014 showed that two-thirds already came under pressure to work on Sundays when they did not wish to, with even more carers coming under pressure – nearly three quarters.

  • A survey by USDAW of over 10,000 large store shopworkers found that 91% of them oppose extending Sunday trading hours.

Whilst shopworkers do have the right to opt out of Sunday working, many find they are unable to use it due to pressure from management, and the fact that their working hours can be cut if they opt out of Sundays – which most cannot afford.

To support the Keep Sunday Special campaign, we are urging shopworkers to write to their MPs outlining their views on why we should retain the existing Sunday trading laws. Enter your postcode into the tool on the right to generate an email to your MP.