Tesco - football final

But they might find that a lot of those deliveries can't be made if the drivers/riders aren't working.

Or if they have surge pricing it will cost a fortune for stuff to be delivered. Might be a good time to work and earn decent money if you're a delivery driver who's not interested in the match.

But perhaps if you can't organise getting beer and crisps in for the match with 4 days notice then you will have to do without?

As well as it being likely that there will be hardly any customers, which they'll have seen during the semi final too, it will save them from having to try and find cover for staff who think it's acceptable to call in sick because they want to watch the match so you see why they're doing this.

I don't understand why they play the final on a Sunday when a Saturday would be better for everyone. The FA Cup final is on a Saturday and so is the Champions League final.

@countvoncount I work for Tesco and our store is not paying our missed hours. They have asked us to come in 3.5 hours earlier on the day to make up the hours. Same thing they do on boxing day when we close early. So his store are very generous. I also find it crazy they are closing - I would rather have Christmas eve or easter off.

I have worked every England game this year so far, as I did in the 2022 Euros & 2020 Euros, and we are busier than ever in regards to money. The 2 hours before and 2 hours after every game we sell more alcohol than most normal entire weekends. Also this year the Whoosh system is going crazy. We are flooded with orders during the match and staff cannot keep up. Whoosh stops at 10pm in my store so closing at 7.30pm makes no monetary sense.

On Monday that is!

Some schools are not opening until later in the morning I believe

Lots of tired children I would think

Performative, they knew this would get mentioned in the news whereas closing Christmas Day when staff want to be at home doesn’t. And they probably lose less in sales than it costs them to be open

The decision is all for their benefit, if it works for some staff great but it’s purely for Tesco’s benefit

Obviously not because everyone gets holidays for those, and not sent home 2.5 hours early on a quiet evening if you work for Tesco.

Perspective on here is quite a way off isn't it.

Shut for 2.5 hours when the store is going to be quieter than usual. Oh no!

How miserable are people these days!

Lets just ban maternity leave because not everyone likes kids!

You don't shut your business during the busiest season of the year whereas Sunday night when football is on Tesco will likely be empty anyway

Are self-employed people obliged not to work on bank holidays?

Football is "treated this way" because it's so popular. Not the other way round.

I don't have an issue with people enjoying themselves but this really shouldn't negatively impact those of us who don't like football. This is the thing with football, you can't get away from it, it's everywhere, I find it baffling, as no other sport is treated this way. I also have an issue with the rise in domestic violence due to football. I also have an issue with struggling to pay the bills due to missed pay (both myself and my husband are self-employed, and we'll lose a lot of money both missing a day). But hopefully they'll not do the BH anyway, as they didn't for the women, and it is only fucking football.

It's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming, football's coming home...

But a lot of people do. In fact I would say the majority of the population of England will be watching the match on Sunday. The streets will be deserted, pubs will be heaving. I’m not a massive football fan, but I certainly don’t deny anyone the obvious joy they get from it. Life is pretty crap atm in the UK, so I’m all for making the place a bit brighter.

So the many shelf stackers, order fillers and delivery drivers will be working as normal Sunday evening.
The cynic in me says it's about minimising the theft and bad behaviour of customers rather than the staff.

And that's fair enough. Not everyone likes football and no one is compelled to do so.

But whether you like it or not, there are bloody millions of people in this country that DO like football, especially the big tournaments.

Whatever prompted Tesco's decision, if it gives people the chance to come together and enjoy a big event, then it's a good thing.

Also, I'm self-employed and I still think it's great.

There's enough shitty bad news to go around - anything that brings people a bit of joy is something to be celebrated I think, even if you don't want to be part of it.

It's hardly just England that has an obsession with Football.

Urghhh I really despise how obsessed England gets with football. Was already pissed off today that they're trying to get a Bank Holiday if they win it. So annoying for self-employed people who then lose a day's pay, then the activities we do on Monday's will be cancelled because of it, despite us having to pay for it regardless. I can't stand football, I really can't, and this obsession England has with men kicking a ball around it just ridiculous. Not everyone likes football FFS.

It will not be a bank holiday on Monday if England win. You can't have a bank holiday on a few hours notice. It would be chaos.

I'm pretty sure nothing shut for the woman's final when they won. There was actually some complaints from people on the news earlier when people were talking about the potential of a bank holiday Monday if England win... Because they didn't do that for the women..

I guess it's also bc the other days you mention happen every year.

That's a really good question but I've got no idea.

The lionesses world cup final was in Australia but the Euro final was not.

One stop is part of Tesco

Wasn't the Lioness's final in Australia so the time frame was very different?
In 2028 the Euros will be held in the UK, look forward to it!