Shop workers across the country are reporting a rise in verbal abuse from customers in the run up to Christmas.
Mandate Trade Union is calling on the public to show greater respect towards staff and is appealing to employers to protect their staff.
Retail workers across the country are reporting a rise in verbal abuse from customers.
Dublin shopkeeper Jomy Joseph says he was threatened with a knife seven times and a gun twice in one year.@MandateTU @PatKennyNT pic.twitter.com/A5c26HSXm5
— Josh Crosbie (@JoshCrosbie3) December 9, 2021
Our reporter Josh Crosbie has been speaking with retail workers and customers about confrontations in shops.
