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ARTICLE · 18 NOVEMBER 2019

Jersey Employment Law Update

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Jersey's States Assembly (its main legislative body) was busy in October 2019 and passed a number of pieces of legislation with significant employment law impact.

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Jersey's States Assembly (its main legislative body) was busy in October 2019 and passed a number of pieces of legislation with significant employment law impact.

Sunday shop opening

Pressure has for some time been building to permit greater Sunday trading in Jersey. The Shops (Regulation of Opening) (Amendment) (Jersey) Regulations 2019 came into force on 30 October 2019 and created a new Restricted Hours Permit, which will allow large shops (those with a footprint of more than 700 square metres) to open on all ordinary Sundays, Good Friday and Liberation Day for up to six hours (between 10:00 – 16:00 inclusive). The new permit will not allow large shops to open on either Christmas Day or 26th December. The Regulations include within the Restricted Hours Permit a provision confirming that road fuel sales (of any type – including electric charging points) on any Sunday, Good Friday and on Liberation Day may be permitted beyond the 10.00 - 16.00 limitation on other

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