Shop workers’ union Usdaw says 59% of its members in its annual survey said they would welcome more security guards in stores

Retail workers have called for more security guards in stores after a Waitrose worker was sacked for confronting a shoplifter.

Waitrose has been criticised over its treatment of Walker Smith after the Guardian reported he was fired two days after he stopped a shoplifter taking items from an Easter egg display, including Lindt chocolate bunnies.