Sunday trading

Examines the different employment structures in leisure and retail organizations in the light of the recent Sunday Trading Act, 1994. Considers the make‐up of staff; training methods; rates of pay and changing customer demand patterns in order to draw comparisons and identify possible emerging trends. Asks the question as to whether retail outlets and their leisure counterparts trade in similar conditions and what the impact will be on the Sunday labour pool and levels of pay. Draws interesting employment comparisons between leisure, part of the hospitality industry, and retailing as their opening times overlap to a greater degree. Finds that, consequently, they are increasingly competing for labour from similar sources.