In May, UCE Research conducted a survey in which it asked cashiers and cashiers about shopping Sundays. 46% of respondents were in favor of lifting the ban on Sunday trading. respondents. 30 percent want the ban to remain in force, and nearly 18 percent respondents did not support either side.
Changes in shopping Sundays – yes or no? Opinions are divided
The Association of Polish Employers and Services (ZPPHiU) expressed its position on trading Sundays posted on their website. The organization supports economic freedom, but believes that the return of trade should be carefully planned and adapted to changing consumer expectations. He also pointed out that the working hours of commercial outlets should be shortened because customers no longer have such high needs.
However, it is important to properly plan the opening time of stores on Sunday. It should be shorter compared to previously applicable rules – for example, eight hours.
– commented Zofia Morbiato, general director of ZPPHiU.
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Poland 2050 submitted a draft bill to the Sejm at the end of March assumes opening on the first and third Sunday of the month, with exceptions around holidays. This proposal is intended to be a compromise between a complete ban on trade and the lack of its regulation. Additionally, for working on Sunday, employees would be entitled to double pay and a day off, which they could take 6 days before or after working Sunday. On May 14, the bill was submitted for first reading at the Sejm session.
Shopping (illustrative photo) Photo Jakub Orzechowski / Agencja Wyborcza.pl
PiS is in complete opposition to this proposal and wants to leave trade in the form it introduced during its rule. – We believe that this is an attack on the rights of many employees – this is the draft bill by Radosław Fogiel from Law and Justice. The New Left is in favor of introducing higher pay for work on Sundays and the right to at least two free Sundays a month, and the Platform wants to completely restore trade on days off. If you feel like it, vote in our poll below.
Source: Gazeta
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