Respect for Shopworkers Week – Keeping our colleagues safe
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Published 13 Nov 2023 in Colleagues
Today is the start of USDAW’s Respect for Shopworkers week which will run until Sunday 19th November. Watch the video update from our Loss Prevention Manager, Meg Ridley and Fullbrook Store Manager Michael Heenan on what we are doing to combat retail crime.
The campaign's aim is to lobby for change making violence against retail workers a criminal offence. Our colleagues safety is our top priority all year round but by supporting the Freedom from Fear campaign we hope this will encourage some positive change.
As a Society, we have seen a 125% increase in incidents involving violence against our colleagues so now more than ever it is prevalent that we lobby for change to make violence towards retail workers a criminal offence. We as a Society are working with Police and Crime Commissioners, one of whom attended our Managers Conference, to ensure that tackling retail crime is pushed up the police’s agenda.
Michelle Whitehead, Senior USDAW representative and Vine Island Post Office Manager, Meg Ridley, Loss Prevention Manager and Michael Heenan, Fullbrook Store Manager
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