>> Let's understand the scale of the problem before planning a reaction.
Agreed! Though I haven’t been into a supermarket since before Christmas, I don’t recall seeing many. if any, people not wearing masks round here. Indeed I went for a walk round Chichester yesterday (arrest me, it’s 9 miles away and I drove there. I also walked for 2 hours...) and saw several building sites; on all of them the guys were wearing masks and so if thats representative then I can’t see that there’s a huge problem.
The biggest issue for Morrison’s is that the law does not require you to carry any confirmation that you are exempt and there’s no such thing as an exemption certificate or card. So what’s the person at Morrison’s going to do when they challenge someone who isn’t wearing one, and they say they’re exempt? Either let them in, in which case nothing has changed, or not let them in.
As private property of course they can let in and ban who they like. But they can’t discriminate against people who have Protected Characteristics, So banning everyone not wearing a mask will only lead to claims under the DDA and I expect, quite rightly, that the charities representing the various disabilities will be vocal in defending those who need it,
Unless they’re going to make other reasonable adjustments for them...maybe offer a personal shopper service - just hand over your list at the door ;)
Last edited by: VxFan on Tue 12 Jan 21 at 10:52
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