SPD Wants to Limit Sunday and Night Work in Retail

For the sustainability of the economy, it is necessary to revise the Sunday Work Act, provide flexibility for entrepreneurs, and ensure adequate remuneration for employees, say the Croatian Employers' Confederation (HUP).

The SPD parliamentary group in Bavaria has spoken out against an extension of store opening hours. Group leader Holger Grießhammer stated that digital micro-supermarkets without staff could jeopardize the constitutionally protected Sunday rest period. The SPD wants to prevent retail employees from increasingly having to work on Sundays and at night. At a meeting of the Social Affairs Committee, the SPD introduced several amendments to the Shop C…