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‘Unfair’ on staff to enforce any face covering indoors policy, says retail chief

written by John July 14, 2020
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Mayor of Derry and Strabane Brian Tierney met Retail NI chief executive Glyn Roberts in the city last week

RETAIL NI chief executive Glyn Roberts said it would be “completely unfair” for retailers and staff to enforce the wearing of face coverings in shops if they were made compulsory to wear by the Stormont Executive.

Wearing a face covering in shops and supermarkets in England is to become mandatory from Friday, July 24.

“We’ve seen locally here, incidents of violence and abuse directed to retail staff when they are policing social distancing,” Mr Roberts said.

“We’ve had reports to us of abuse, threats and retailers reported scuffles between customers about accusing each other of not social distancing.

“If they had to enforce this locally, it wouldn’t work,” he added.

Mr Roberts said that there have been incidents, but said the “vast majority of customers have been respecting the rules”.

“We need to be lead by the science.

“And if the science says this needs to be introduced locally then obviously we have to respect that,” Mr Roberts added.

‘Unfair’ on staff to enforce any face covering indoors policy, says retail chief was last modified: July 15th, 2020 by John

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