Calls for key staff to be better protected and for Covid rules to be
more effectively policed

Seventeen-year-old Hayley Sterry has been spat at, coughed on and verbally abused while working at the checkouts of her local Sainsbury’s throughout the pandemic.

“We want to be safer and have everyone following the rules but we have no say in the slightest. People blame the workers and not the company – it’s crazy. No one wants to ask customers to wear face masks if they haven’t got one on, it’s not worth it.”

Continue reading…

You May Also Like

Morgan Levine: ‘Only 10-30% of our lifespan is estimated to be due to genetics’

The Yale scientist explains her research into biological and chronological age –…

Up to 40 security guards at UCL could lose jobs under restructuring

Contractor says many of its staff rely on working 60 hours a…

From manga to bunting: year-long festival to celebrate Hadrian’s Wall

The Hadrian’s Wall 1900 festival will run from January to December 2022…

New York, new architecture: how is the city changing with the times?

A new Moma exhibition takes a look at projects for so-called public-facing…