Sunday shop opening under discussion

The Labour Ministry will review regulations governing retail shops’ operating hours, including the right to remain open on Sundays, 10 years after its introduction. Following a meeting with the small shopkeepers’ union POVEK on Monday, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said the matter would be reviewed in consultation with all stakeholders. Panayiotou’s comments essentially reopen the controversial issue of the operation of shops on Sundays. POVEK, opposed to shops opening on Sunday, has kept the issue of abolishing the legislation on their agenda, tabling it at their meeting with the Labour Minister. “It is necessary to develop a structure…