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Make the 26th of December a Bank Holiday for retail staff and close shops

Submitted on Tuesday 15th December 2020

Rejected on Monday 21st December 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Make the 26th of December a Bank Holiday for retail staff and close shops

Petition Details

Make the 26th of December a Bank Holiday for retail staff and close shops, essential and non-essential.
This year, Asda, Marks & Spencer, Aldi, Waitrose, John Lewis and other shops will remain closed on Boxing Day, causing a beneficial impact on wellbeing, mental health and environment.

Additional Information

Retail staff should be allowed time off to spend with their families every Christmas.
Shoppers can organize themselves around dates.
Benefits :
• Families can have a better-quality Christmas
• Children can spend time with parents
• Increased opportunities to spend time outdoors
• Reduce stress
• Improve mental health
The environment will benefit from less traffic and only a reduced transport service will be required.
Let’s make FAMILY time a real option for all.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/562108

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