A petition drive will soon be launched in Hungary to join the work-free Sunday initiative of the European Union, the coordinator of the campaign from the Christian Democratic Party told MTI on Thursday.
Gaspar Frivaldszky said that participants at the First Free Sunday conference in Brussels earlier this week agreed that Sunday must be a day for rest, as it has been a tradition and valued achievement of European societies.
Under a Lisbon Treaty provision the initiative requires the signature of one million citizens from EU member states for the European Commission to start examining the problem.
What a ridiculuous idea. Most large stores (Tesco,
IKEA… yes, all the evil multis) are busier on
Sundays than any other day. People vote with their
feet. Meanwhile the lazy Hungarian-run operations
close down at lunchtime on Saturday and watch tv
while their business goes elsewhere.
Primitive thinking, God help us all.
Things can be open 24/7, offering convenience to everyone!
[Even on holidays... hear that Hungary? Its a new way of thinking
and you will like it if you ponder what it actually means]
- holiday pay [for those who choose this as an option]
- night vs. day shifts [some people are natural owls]
- Sunday Monday off for some and Friday Sat off for others, etc.
[Who the heck said everyone had to have the same days off?
Its enough to rotate it so that people generally land on either a
Sat. or Sunday off]
Everyone benefits with this scenario, basically how it is
stateside…
I know my dad loves to get bonus hours/pay [holiday, weekend,
etc.]
You can tell this is knew for Hungarians as know one has
realized the potential. [Now the EU in general needs to catch on
as well... values, yeah right... to each their own, no need to
enforce]
Shopping in this country is already difficult.
Don’t take away Sunday.
Those of us who have been lucky to keep our jobs now have to work longer hours. When we leave work in the night, the stores are already closing. The only time to shop is on the weekend.
Why don’t we let a part of Budapest stay open late, until 10pm, so those of us who have to work late can shop – or at least let us shop on Sunday.
In addition, try to buy bread after work. It’s all gone. Hungary is still living in the time of the farmer mentality when people shopped in the morning. This is not fair for us who shop after work – the bread is all gone for those who bought it who don’t work. Something is wrong when those who work cannot buy fresh bread….