Supermarket staff in the UK will wear body cameras to protect themselves from attacks. More staff are being punched or threatened with knives by customers. Many sales assistants and checkout staff are afraid. They are stressed and worried about their safety. The UK's largest supermarket is offering its staff body cameras. It said the number of attacks on its workers has risen by a third in a year. More than 200 of its workers are victims of serious physical attacks each month. Thousands more are shouted at and verbally abused every day.
Newspapers say attacks on supermarket staff are a sign that Britain is "broken". There is a huge rise in anti-social behaviour in Britain. A survey published in a newspaper showed that 72 per cent of voters think the UK is broken. A supermarket CEO said his company has spent $55 million on keeping his staff safe. There has also been a big increase in shoplifting. These two problems mean higher prices. The CEO wants new laws for people who attack staff. He said crime is damaging society and, "is an insult to shoppers". He said attacks on staff were "unacceptable" and "heart-breaking".
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Sources- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/tesco-staff-body-cameras-violence-b2403998.html
- https://www.nationalworld.com/news/tesco-workers-to-be-offered-body-cameras-after-huge-increase-in-violent-attacks-on-staff-4279396
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12474103/Tesco-workers-offered-body-cameras-following-shocking-increase-number-violent-attacks-employees-200-staff-fall-victim-physical-assaults-month.html
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