It mirrors findings by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) published earlier this year, which found abuse against retail staff had almost doubled compared to pre-Covid levels.
Similar action has already been taken by rival chains Waitrose and Co-op.
Similar action has already been taken by rival chains Waitrose and Co-op.
He noted changes had been made to make attacking a shop worker an aggravating factor in convictions, but wants “abuse or violence towards retail workers” to be made an offence in itself.
Mr Murphy called for the change to bring England and Wales in line with Scotland, where the Protection of Worker’s Bill makes it an offence to assault, threaten or abuse retail staff.
He also called for the supermarket to have the right to be kept informed about how a case proceeds.
“Crime is a scourge on society, and an insult to shoppers and retail workers. It is time we put an end to it,” he added, saying the abuse suffered was “heartbreaking”.
In the BRC’s Crime Survey published in March, it recorded more than 850 daily incidents in 2021/22, a steep rise from pre-Covid level of 450 a day in 2019/20.
Similar action has already been taken by rival chains Waitrose and Co-op.
It mirrors findings by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) published earlier this year, which found abuse against retail staff had almost doubled compared to pre-Covid levels.
He noted changes had been made to make attacking a shop worker an aggravating factor in convictions, but wants “abuse or violence towards retail workers” to be made an offence in itself.
Similar action has already been taken by rival chains Waitrose and Co-op.
Similar action has already been taken by rival chains Waitrose and Co-op.
He noted changes had been made to make attacking a shop worker an aggravating factor in convictions, but wants “abuse or violence towards retail workers” to be made an offence in itself.
Mr Murphy called for the change to bring England and Wales in line with Scotland, where the Protection of Worker’s Bill makes it an offence to assault, threaten or abuse retail staff.
He also called for the supermarket to have the right to be kept informed about how a case proceeds.
“Crime is a scourge on society, and an insult to shoppers and retail workers. It is time we put an end to it,” he added, saying the abuse suffered was “heartbreaking”.
In the BRC’s Crime Survey published in March, it recorded more than 850 daily incidents in 2021/22, a steep rise from pre-Covid level of 450 a day in 2019/20.
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