Whats the deal with sunday trading hours?

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by Magnum

Like Ed said, you dont have to work sundays. Its one of those things you can get out of due to 'religious reasons'.

I make a compromise between work and social. I work friday nights and early saturday morning, so this means i cant go out friday nights unless im off. But i like the money and if i want to keep working there i have to do those hours. Sunday is optional for me and i wont be working mothers day.

AS I said I am contracted to work Sundays. I work weekends and weekends only.

I basically quit my last job as they couldnt offer me Sundays off...

Its not operationally possible..
Loads of p!sh!
They managed fine before i was there, so whats the problem?

Sundays are for recovering from Sat night and biking.
Nothing else

I used to work weekends at a large Northern supermarket chain (oooh which one I wonder) when at college. Although the store was only open 10-4 Sundays, I used to end up working 8-6 or 8-8 to stock shelfs/clean for the Sunday and/or Monday.

My shifts varied on Sundays from..

0530-1500
8-4, 9-5, 11-7, 12-8, 2-10..

Usually the first one, which was a killer, especially if you were out the night before..

[timwilky]

Sunday trading laws are stupid. get shut I say.

We live in a 24 hour economy. I can buy what I want any day of the week but somebody has decided not on a Sunday. The rules used to say I couldn't buy fish&chips. But i could buy an Indian or Chinese meal etc.

Barkers it is. I work 5+ days a week. Why cannot I shop on my day off.

and why must pubs/clubs shut early on good friday?

Originally Posted by timwilky

Sunday trading laws are stupid. get shut I say.

We live in a 24 hour economy. I can buy what I want any day of the week but somebody has decided not on a Sunday. The rules used to say I couldn't buy fish&chips. But i could buy an Indian or Chinese meal etc.

Barkers it is. I work 5+ days a week. Why cannot I shop on my day off.

and why must pubs/clubs shut early on good friday?

...and Tesco Direct and any online retailer never closes. 1994 laws - already woefully out of date.

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

AS I said I am contracted to work Sundays. I work weekends and weekends only.

Surely you signed up to do that shift on sunday?

[dizzyblonde]

yesssssss. i think your missing the point of my original post

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

yesssssss. i think your missing the point of my original post

I must be missing the point...
If you werent given that sunday shift, you wouldnt hae got that job though?

Originally Posted by Viney

Stores under a certian Square footage are allowed to trade longer on a sunday.

Something like that (edit: seen your correction post later on ) When I worked in Matalan we couldn't sell owt past half 4 but we still had to work past then. Another job I have in a tiny shop in a tourist street is open for as long as they like on a sunday, usually till about 6 so that law stands about smaller shops being allowed to trade longer.