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Chapter 2
Violence and personal safety
[ch 2: page 11]The potential impact of violence at work as a cause of sickness absence should not be overlooked. The Usdaw shopworkers’ union reported almost 300 cases of abuse against shop workers following the introduction of the Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-Restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Act in August 2021.