Shopworkers' trade union leader John Hannett is delighted with the House of Commons vote to remove Sunday trading changes from the Enterprise Bill. The Government was defeated by a majority of 31 MPs.
Shopworkers' trade union leader John Hannett has made a last minute plea to MPs from all parties to oppose the Government's proposed changes to Sunday trading, which are due to be debated and voted on today during the Report Stage of the Enterprise Bill.
Shopworkers' trade union leader John Hannett yesterday met Stewart Hosie MP, Deputy Leader of the SNP, and the party's business spokesperson, Hannah Bardell MP, about the potential impact of the Government's Sunday trading changes on Scottish retail staff.
Shopworkers' trade union leader John Hannett is today meeting the SNP's business spokesperson, Hannah Bardell MP, seeking confirmation of their continued opposition to Government Sunday trading proposals because of the potential impact on Scottish retail staff.
Shopworkers trade union leader John Hannett has branded the Government's proposed deregulation of Sunday trading a shambles that will lead to chaos and confusion with retailers being bogged down in bureaucracy.
Shopworkers' trade union leader John Hannett has written to individual SNP MPs, seeking their opposition to a Government amendment to the Enterprise Bill on Sunday trading, because of the potential impact on Sunday premium pay.
Members of the shopworkers' trade union will descend on Parliament today in a lobby of MPs to oppose Government changes to Sunday trading, ahead of a vote of all MPs during the Enterprise Bill's Report Stage on 8 or 9 March.
Shopworkers' trade union leader John Hannett has responded to a report by the British Retail Consortium titled Retail 2020: Fewer but better jobs, which suggests that there could be 900,000 fewer jobs in retail by 2025.
Shopworkers' trade union leader John Hannett has today written to the SNP's business spokesperson, Hannah Bardell MP, seeking an urgent meeting to confirm their continued opposition to a Government amendment to the Enterprise Bill on Sunday trading, because of the potential impact on Scottish retail staff.
Shopworkers' trade union leader John Hannett has called on the Government to halt their proposed changes to Sunday trading, after today's committee session passed the amendment and added it to the Enterprise Bill.