. Now big multiples might have
>> 50 staff in a shop with barely half a dozen of them full time.
I think that's now standard in retail and in hospitality type jobs. I think halfords employ nearly all part time staff even managers i think. I believe it's cheaper to have lots of part time, something to do with employers NI contributions?
The Sunday opening thing doesn't really bother me, I don't consider shopping to be a 'leisure activity ' I can't remember when I went shopping on a Sunday. Maybe the odd very occasional trip to the corner shop.
I do remember half day closing on a Wednesday though and thought it was quite odd to close during the week for a half a day. I guess it was to even out working on Saturday mornings.
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