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by Niall Christie
LEGISLATION giving protection to retail workers in Scotland is expected to be made into law this week.
A vote will be held on Tuesday on the Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Bill.
Pushed through by Scottish Labour’s Daniel Johnson, the law will create a new offence of assaulting, threatening or abusing a retail worker and provide further protections when workers are carrying out their statutory duties such as age-restricted sales.
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