Tesco and Morrisons will open their shops on Boxing Day despite calls to give staff the day off. Unions say supermarket staff should not have to go in on 26 December as a thank you for their work during the pandemic Asda, Marks & Spencer, Pets at Home, and toy store The Entertainer have all said they will close. But Tesco and Morrisons have joined Sainsbury's in saying they would open on Boxing Day for a limited number of hours. Tesco said it would reward frontline staff with an extra 10% bonus over the Christmas and New Year period. Morrisons said that working on the day would be voluntary with staff getting double pay. Sainsbury's will open but has reduced the hours after requests from staff. It said most workers would have Boxing Day off. As part of a thank you to staff for their work during the pandemic, Asda said that all of its 631 shops would close for two days over the Christmas break. Frontline staff will also get 100% of their bonus entitlement regardless of whether they have reached sales quotas.
