Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Gareth Thomas (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Monday, 24 February 2020, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 69 members in total.

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Assaults on shopworkers

That this House deplores the rise in verbal and physical abuse of shopworkers; notes that according to research conducted by USDAW, over 400 retail workers were assaulted each day last year and that 62 per cent of retail staff have been the victim of either verbal or physical abuse; further notes that the view of respected criminologists is that levels of violence against shopworkers have reached epidemic proportions with lasting effects on the lives of workers, both mentally and physically; supports demands for action called for by the Freedom of Fear campaign led by USDAW, the similar demand for action call by the Co-op Group, the GMB and other Trade Unions, other leading retailers, the British Retail Consortium and the Association of Convenience Stores; and calls on the Government to introduce measures to tackle these issues including bringing forward legislative proposals to make assaulting a public facing worker a standalone offence which would provide not only a clear deterrent to those thinking of assaulting shopworkers but also clear routes to prosecution for the police and courts dealing with this growing problem.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

207 

Session

2019-21

Other sponsors

Jack Dromey

Rachael Maskell

Preet Kaur Gill

Florence Eshalomi

James Murray

Subjects

Crimes of violence Prosecutions Staff Retail trade

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk