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Previously, some retailers reported that the introduction of stricter quarantine restrictions had to extend the opening hours of stores during the week, but during the holidays, the working hours are likely to be shorter at almost all retail chains.
The first day of the year, it won’t work
Darius Ryliškis, representative of the Norfa chain of stores, reports that on the eve of New Year’s Eve, on December 31, Norfa stores will be open until 8 pm, and on January 1, no chain of stores will be open.
“A few years ago, Norfos Retail retailed the first of the major retail chains that closed during the big holidays. The company’s management believes that there are days that should be “non-commercial”, says D. Ryliškis.
According to him, some restrictions on working hours are necessary to ensure that the vacations and holidays they provide do not bypass professional workers.
This is the position of the German chain of stores Lidl, which is free of holidays. According to the network representative, Lina Skersytė, on New Year’s Eve, Lidl stores will be open until 20:30 and on January 1, no Lidl stores will be open.
“These traditions, so as not to work the first St. On Christmas Day and January 1, we celebrate for the fourth year in a row. The quarantine restrictions have not changed this tradition, ”adds L. Skersytė.
Work will change minimally
The Iki chain of stores will organize the work in a slightly different way on January 1. According to Vaida Budrienė, representative of the chain, on January 1, all Iki stores will work at the same hours for 12 hours, starting at 10 am. until 10 pm It is true that on December 31, on New Year’s Eve, the work of the shops will last a little longer, from the scheduled start of work until 8 pm
V. Budrienė adds that “Iki” employees are provided conditions, if they wish, to use the vacation to work. According to the representative, these employees appear every year.
“It just came to our attention then. Working on holidays is more paid. Young people and people of other faiths choose to work more often during holidays,” says V. Budrienė.
The representative also shares the observation of when buying is safest to avoid unnecessary contacts.
“The lowest customer flows are monitored on weekdays and Saturdays from the opening of the store until 10 am, as well as from 8 pm until the store closes. On Sundays, there are not many people working full time in the Iki stores, ”adds V. Budrienė.
It will work shorter
According to Renata Keršienė, representative of the retail chain Rimi, on the eve of New Year’s Day, December 31, it will run shorter than usual, but longer than the last day of the year last year, until 9 p.m.
On the morning of New Year’s Eve, Rimi supermarkets will open their doors later than usual, but before January 1 of this year, 2020, they will meet their customers at 10 in the morning ”, adds R. Keršienė.
The representative adds that employees of the Rimi retail chain also often express their desire to work on holidays.
“When creating work schedules on holidays, we always have employees who express their desire to work. One of the reasons is to pay double, which encourages you to work during the holidays and thus earn more.
In addition, Rimi employs many young people, students, people who have already started a family and who take care of the children themselves. The opportunity to work during the holidays gives them flexibility to combine science, childcare and work schedules, ”says R. Keršienė, a Rimi media representative on working during the holidays.
At that time, Maxima representatives announced that the stores of this chain will open their doors on New Morning – January 1 – at 12 noon and will be open until the scheduled closing time of the stores, and on December 31 they will attend customers until 9 pm
“Opening hours during the holiday period are based both on current customer flows under stricter quarantine conditions and taking into account last year’s customer flows to avoid crowds, which is especially important this year,” comments the communication and image of Maxima Ernesta Dapkienė, director of the department.
E. Dapkienė adds that generally the working hours of the stores during the holiday period are carried out taking into account the wishes of the employees to allocate the holidays, but this year, due to the pandemic, the employee shifts are not changed .
“We follow the recommendations that employee shifts should be separated and employees from different shifts should not come into contact with each other,” adds a Maxima representative.
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