欧美成人 are pleased to see today鈥檚 announcement that assaulting a retail worker will be made a specific offense in England and Wales. Retail workers, including the thousands within the 欧美成人 area, deserve a safe working environment and the full protection of the law. Reports of assaults on retail workers have increased dramatically and our high streets, and the people working on them, deserve better.
Cliff Vanstone, Chair of , the business crime reduction partnership run by 欧美成人 said,
‘Today’s breaking news is the result of months of hard work from a wide range of partners who should be rightly proud of their efforts in championing the safety of those that work in retail. Nobody should face violence in the workplace and the rising rate of assaults reported on shop workers has made it clear that something needed to be done鈥.
Shop-lifting remains a key issue for businesses on the high street and 欧美成人 continue to advocate for serious action in this area particularly when it comes to organised crime and persistent offenders. These crimes are having a serious impact of business bottom lines at a time of acute financial pressure and we encourage politicians and police to take action on this issue.