Post by @wild1145@mastodonapp.uk

2026-05-03 18:44 UTC

I'm currently on holiday with @PrinceMumbles@mastodonapp.uk and have been enjoying spending some time here in Scotland, though did entirely forget that Scotland unlike everywhere else in the UK does not in fact have Sunday trading laws so the shops are actually open "Normal times" today. While I don't know if I want to actually get rid of Sunday trading laws elsewhere (As having worked in retail knowing you at least get the Sunday late afternoon / evening off is nice) but it is weird being somewhere in the UK and seeing people leaving supermarkets at 7:30pm on a Sunday! #Scotland #SundayTrading #UKLaw

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@sonicJazzMonkey@mastodonapp.uk 2026-05-03 20:17

@wild1145@mastodonapp.uk @PrinceMumbles@mastodonapp.uk sounds great to me. Then again when I worked in retail many years ago, I was glad my working hours finished at 5pm. #sundaytrading

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@JdeBP@mastodonapp.uk 2026-05-03 21:39

@wild1145@mastodonapp.uk They can nowadays go and rescue the shipwrecked whisky even though it is a Sunday? No! (-: Northern Ireland's legislation on the subject still dates, in part, from 1695. Legally, the retail hours argument is a bit of a red herring when it comes to Sunday Trading/Closing Acts; as working on a Sunday is covered *anyway* by the Employment Rights Act 1996 (EW&S) and weekly rest periods by the Working Time Regulations 1998 (EW&S). Allowing the establishments to open longer does not by itself diminish employee rights in this regard. Regulations on trading are not the same as regulations on working. https://legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1833/regulation/11 @PrinceMumbles@mastodonapp.uk #SundayTrading #Scotland #ScottishLaw #UKLaw #WhiskyGalore

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