Sunday trading
The opening of shops for trading on a Sunday, which is governed by the Sunday Trading Act 1994 (as consolidated in the Employment Rights Act 1996). Small shops may open at will on a Sunday. Large shops, with a floor area over 280 square metres, may open on Sundays for no more than six hours between 10.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. Such shops must remain closed on Easter Sunday and on Christmas Day (Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004). Fines can be levied for breach of the requirements. The 1994 Act also controls noisy unloading on a Sunday.

Shop workers (other than those specifically employed to work only on Sundays) have the right not to be dismissed or selected for redundancy for refusing to work on Sundays. They are also protected from suffering any other detriment (for example, loss of overtime or denial of promotion) for refusing to work on Sundays. Shop workers who have been employed by the same employer since 26 August 1994 are automatically protected, and may simply tell the employer that they do not wish to work on Sundays. All other shop workers can opt out of Sunday working by giving their employer three months’ notice, in writing, that they do not wish to work on Sundays. Any worker may opt in to Sunday working if they wish. A complaint about infringement of these rights can be made to an employment tribunal. Workers other than shop workers are governed by the terms of their contracts of employment, which may require Sunday working (e.g. medical professionals).

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