The Sunday Herald reports that shopworkers have given their support to proposals to give Scottish workers greater protection from assaults.
The Co-operative Group, Scotmid Co-operative Society and the Scottish Grocers' Federation have announced their support for the Protection of Workers (Scotland) Bill which is being steered through the Scottish Parliament by Labour MSP Hugh Henry. The Bill and supporting documents were drafted by GLC's Parliamentary Unit.
The Co-operative Group, Scotmid Co-operative Society and the Scottish Grocers' Federation have announced their support for the Protection of Workers (Scotland) Bill which is being steered through the Scottish Parliament by Labour MSP Hugh Henry. The Bill and supporting documents were drafted by GLC's Parliamentary Unit.
The Bill, which MSPs are first due to vote on in the next few weeks, will give shopworkers and other public-facing staff the same level of protection given to emergency workers who are assaulted while doing their jobs.
If passed, the Bill would make it clear that it is an offence to assault a shopworker while at work or as a result of them doing their job. The Bill already has the support of Usdaw, the shopworkers' union.
