Major DIY chain Screwfix has banned staff from putting up Christmas decorations on shop floors, according to reports.
Workers are said to have been told this week they can only put up tinsel and baubles where they won’t be visible to customers, such as in staff rooms.
A source told The Sun: ‘It was a decision taken by head office. We don’t understand why. It feels a bit like Scrooge.
‘Staff aren’t happy. We’ve put up decorations in the past.
‘We can have them up in staff areas as long as customers can’t see them.’
Screwfix has insisted, however, that it is still getting in the festive spirit this December.
A spokesperson for the company said: ‘Our colleagues are wearing Christmas jumpers and we have the Screwfix Christmas jumper and socks for our customers to buy.’
They added: ‘As with previous years, our teams are able to decorate their staff rooms.’
It comes after HSBC took a similar action, prohibiting employees from donning Christmas jumpers for fear of upsetting struggling bank clients over the holiday season.
After concerns were voiced by those who believed that employees wearing Christmas attire did not live up to professional standards, managers issued guidelines.
Situations such as when customers were in a branch to discuss financial matters or report a bereavement were mentioned among those in which sensitive and smart wear was considered more suitable.
However, managers at HSBC continue to urge employees to decorate branches since they believe there is less chance of insensitivity than jumpers.
A spokesperson said: ‘We are encouraging colleagues to celebrate Christmas in branches in lots of different ways, including decorating branches, team celebrations and festive lunches.
‘However, it’s important to also remember that branches are spaces where customers receive a range of specialist services that require professionalism and sensitivity.
‘This year, we have asked colleagues in customer-facing roles not to wear Christmas jumpers to reflect this.’
When it was revealed last month that Tesco had renamed Christmas trees “evergreen trees,” there was even more indignation.
The supermarket giant is selling the 6.5ft ‘Luxury Evergreen Tree’ at £60 on its website and in-store.
The move caused numerous Brits to vent their outrage on social media, with the move being branded as ‘woke nonsense’.
Susan Hall, leader of the Conservatives in the London Assembly, was vocal about her thoughts, writing on X: ‘Wretched ridiculous nonsense, call it what it is, it’s a Christmas tree.
‘There, I said it out loud. I’m fed up with all this woke stupidity.’
Olympic medalist, Sharron Davies, called it ‘a bit silly’, saying on the social media platform: ‘It’s a Christmas tree that people put up at Christmas to celebrate Christmas!’
Tesco told the Daily Mail: ‘We are at Tesco and have a range of real and artificial Christmas trees in store as part of a wide selection of Christmas products to help our customers celebrate Christmas this year.’
It said it is called an ‘evergreen tree’ to make it clear the type of Christmas tree inside the box.
Is this only one more act of surrender on the clear path to total cultural collapse?
We know why it’s done, but the reasoning to me is vague. Who determined that it was time to transform our country forever and eradicate our culture and history?
The dinghy invaders are officially taking over the UK, and without firing a single shot, they would like to express their gratitude to our government and DWP for providing them with a warm welcome package that included free food, clothing, lodging, and money. They also treated them like kings, and our government complied with their request.
Sounds like Screwfix has a Screwloose. Oh well, another shop to boycott.
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