Retail staff have been suffering unacceptable levels of abuse, with surveys showing almost 90 per cent having suffered verbal abuse, with two-thirds threatened and nearly one in ten assaulted. Labour’s proposing an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill today in its Report Stage. The change is welcomed by unions and employers – but will the Government back it?

https://labour.org.uk/press/labour-calls-for-all-mps-to-get-behind-law-change-to-increase-protection-for-shopworkers/