Sleepy Sundays in Adelaide may be a thing of the past under proposed laws to allow shops to open from 9am.
Shops would be allowed to open two hours earlier on a Sunday under new laws set to go into state Parliament next month.The bill would also shops outside the Adelaide CBD to open on Boxing DayConsultation on the reforms has begun with Premier Peter Malinauskas describing the changes as "sensible".
The reforms tighten how exemptions are issued to allow trade on public holidays. The former Liberal government used those powers to allow "I do note that on recent public holidays, South Australian shoppers who have gone to the shops have been very disappointed to find out that under the new regime those shops have been closed," said opposition spokesperson John Gardner.
"For us, this consultation is about protecting retail workers' right to be treated with respect, to have a fair roster and to have public holidays off," Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association secretary Josh Peak said.
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