Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 5
5
Accepted
Unconscionable increase in violence and abuse against frontline retail workers during Covid-19 pandemic.
Conclusion
It is unconscionable that violence and abuse towards retail workers has further increased during the Covid-19 pandemic. These are individuals who have been working on the frontline and have put their lives at risk to ensure that the public could access essential items such as food and medicine. At a time when they have most deserved our respect and gratitude they have instead faced violence and abuse. (Paragraph 36) 62 Violence and abuse towards retail workers
Government response summary AI-generated
The government response details existing measures, including interim sentencing guidance for Covid-19 related assaults and revised guidelines with aggravating factors, published safer working guidance, and ongoing collaboration between BEIS/DEFRA and retailers to ensure Covid-19 related safety.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 9 September 2021. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗