One in four retail workers physically assaulted on the job Retail A quarter of retail workers have been physically assaulted on the job as retail crime continues to worsen in the UK. Close to half of retail staff (44 per cent) said they’re being abused or attacked every week, up 10 per cent year on year, according to a new report from the Retail Trust. A [...]
Violence against retail workers ‘unacceptable and untenable’ Retail More than a quarter of retail workers say that they have experienced physically aggressive or violent behaviour in their current jobs as the UK continues to battle a years-long fight against high-street crime. More than one in five retail workers in London have to deal with an angry customer ‘every day’, according to research by [...]