Wednesday, August 31, 2016

The ban on Sunday trading closer. “Solidarity” will submit a bill in Parliament on September 2 – Polish Radio

Peter Duda takes part in a ceremony commemorating the 36th anniversary of the signing of the August Agreements, which takes place in the historic BHP Hall Gdansk Shipyard.


 

At the conclusion collected more than 350 thousand. Signature

 

Peter Duda also announced that Solidarity will still gathering signatures for the project, until the law is not signed by the president Andrzej Duda. He added that to date collected more than 350,000 signatures.


 

Kowalczyk project will not be rejected in the first reading

 

In the evening, Polsat News initiative addressed the head of the standing committee of the Council of Ministers Henryk Kowalczyk. He said that the government was looking at her “with interest, like any citizens’ initiative”. “We declare that for sure, as over every citizens’ initiative we bow to (over) and will not be rejected in the first reading,” – he said.

“This is the postulate that meets women working in supermarkets” – also he stressed the head of the standing committee. In his opinion, people “might be interested in other forms of spending free time” on Sunday, than shopping.

According to Kowalczyk ‘experience showed “that even after the closure of shops on Sundays” must not fall sale “. The minister referred to the data, that if in one year, banned trade Epiphany fell on a Sunday, “is a sale on Friday and Saturday before the feast was higher than in the previous year, for three days – Friday, Saturday and Sunday.”

 

Open Sundays for commercial employees

 

21. August postulate assumed the introduction of all the free Saturdays. After 36 years of “Solidarity” is to present a new proposal – free Sundays for trade workers. Association wants to do it in the same place where Lech Walesa signed the Agreement of August – in the hall of safety Gdansk Shipyard.


 

The information money.pl that of collecting approx. 150 thousand. signatures has informed the head of the “Solidarity” Piotr Duda. This information is expected to directly present at the ceremony representatives of the government of Prime Minister Beata Szydło at the helm. In Gdansk will also Andrzej Duda. Association hopes that both the prime minister and the president have expressed support for the ban on Sunday trading.


 

Its introduction is rather a formality. Beata Szydło a long time about the initiative spoke positively. Similarly to the case also approach other members of her government, including Jaroslaw Gowin. Also, the president of PiS in an interview said that he saw no problem in introducing such a ban into force.


 

“Solidarity” with merchant organizations for nearly three months collecting signatures under the draft civil law. To the parliament could take up the proposal, it is necessary 100 thousand. signatures. These were collected a long time ago. The plans could even access to 200 thousand. signatures, but according to our information, it did not work.

 

7 Sundays of the year with

 

According to the civil project, on Sunday could be open petrol stations, florists, bakeries and small local shops, provided that the counter status of their owner.


 

The project also envisages inter alia, the establishment of seven centers Sundays throughout the year, it would be the Sundays preceding Christmas and Easter, as well as periods in which sales are organized.


 

Expert: ban on Sunday trading introduced gradually

 

Civic bill restricting trade on Sunday civilized labor market, but it also has numerous weaknesses, and their introduction could adversely affect the economy, estimates Dr. Bartholomew Biga of the Center for the Club of the Jagiellonian. Progressivity proposes the introduction of free Sundays.

– This idea is supported by many groups, including the Church and the government. The implementation of some provisions of the Act as proposed by the initiators – “Solidarity” – can, however, have a number of negative consequences. In addition, Stanisław Szwed, Deputy Minister of family, work and social policy, warns that the introduction of restrictions from the beginning of 2017 years may be impossible “, – says Biga in the commentary. He added that the proposed project has” numerous weaknesses, what awareness have even themselves by its creators “.

 

“The Phantom of downsizing”

According to the expert, can easily identify a number of arguments that from a social point of view is supported by limitation of trading on Sunday. As pointed out, this would probably to “civilize labor market and favor the building of social cohesion”.


 

– the crowning argument of opponents to restrict trade on Sundays is, however, the specter of downsizing. It must be emphasized that in spite of the black scenarios scale layoffs would be significantly lower than 1/7 of total employment, since it would increase the demand for labor in the remaining days of the week. A larger number of buyers from Monday to Saturday, however, does not have saved the industry prior to the reduction in employment of up to 100 thousand people. Although this figure is only approx. 2.5 per cent. trade workers, the scale of the exemptions would be significant. One must remember that in the economy as a whole this industry generates every fourth job – says Biga.

He added that this negative effect may be minimized if the distribution changes over time.


 

– The “Solidarity” envisages the introduction of restrictions on almost all the Sundays of the year (…). The sudden appearance of forty a few extra days with limited trade would, however, for the commercial sector shock. For this reason, a better solution would be to gradually increase the number of “free Sundays”. For example, in the first year of one month, after two years, to cover all trade restriction in the perspective of three years – suggests the expert. According to the project during the year will be the so-called seven. Sunday trading. Stores would be open, inter alia Sundays preceding Christmas and Easter, as well as periods in which sales are organized. The expert stresses that it is also worth considering the initial limitation of working hours on Sundays (eg. 8.00-16.00), and the later introduction of far-reaching prohibitions.


 

Source: Money.pl/Sebastian cucumber / IAR / PAP, Celebrating

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