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Require all non-essential businesses to close on Christmas and Boxing Day

Submitted by Andrew Pound on Tuesday 26th November 2024

Published on Monday 6th January 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Sunday 6th July 2025

Signatures: 85

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Boxing ~ Boxing Day ~ Busy ~ Children ~ christmas ~ christmas day ~ Christmas period ~ Colleagues ~ Essential ~ Families ~ Forced ~ Holidays ~ hospitality ~ hospitality sector ~ Lovely ~ Staff ~ The Christmas ~ work

Petition Action

Require all non-essential businesses to close on Christmas and Boxing Day

Petition Details

I call on the Government to require all non-essential businesses, including the hospitality sector, to close on Christmas and Boxing Day so staff can spend time together with their families during the holidays.

Additional Information

I work in the hospitality sector and because I have children, I'm forced to work with flexibility on days and so are many of my colleagues. I believe nobody wants to work on Christmas day and we love our job, but would like to be able to spend time with our family over the Christmas period.


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