Retailers call for tougher punishment for attacks on shop workers ...Middle East

LONDON: Retail leaders in the UK are calling for tougher punishments for attacks on shop workers due to the “unacceptable levels of violence and abuse” they face. Over 90 business leaders, including those from Tesco, Greggs, Boots, WHSmith, and Primark, have written a letter to Home Secretary Suella Braverman, urging for a change in the law to make it a specific criminal offense to assault or abuse retail staff. The proposed change would categorise violent incidents against retail workers, such as those conducting age checks or preventing theft, as “aggravated” offenses, leading to more severe sentences.The British Retail Consortium (BRC), which organised the letter, argues that previous le

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