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GLASS BARRIER TO PROTECT WORKERS
A KFC restaurant has become the first in Britain to install a glass barrier at the tills to protect staff from violent customers.
The takeaway firm said the move was for the “safety of our team members”.
And customers at the branch in Nottingham called it a “sign of the times”.
Dad-of-one Connor Turley, 33, said: “I use this place quite a lot and didn’t realise it was unusual. I guess they have to think of the safety of their staff, which around this area is a good idea as it’s a bit rough around the edges.
“It’s a sign of the times we are living in, unfortunately.”
Student Laura Horrocks, 21, said: “It doesn’t put me off, but I try not to come here at night.
“Nottingham isn’t as bad as it was for gun crime but it still has a pretty bad reputation.”
Tim Brown, 44, an insurance worker, said: “It must be quite unsettling to work behind glass but I understand why it is there.
“You can never be too careful these days but I’ve never seen it anywhere else.”
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He added: “It’s like ordering your food at a bank or a petrol station after hours.”
One staff member at the branch said: “It’s been like this for a while.
“It’s there to keep us safe.” Earlier this week measures were taken at another KFC to stop workers being targeted.
Staff at the Chelmsley Wood restaurant near Birmingham – branded “Britain’s roughest”– had fallen prey to a spree of attacks. People were jumping over the counter and fights would often break out.
A KFC spokesman said: “We’re sorry for any issues caused by the barriers but these have been put up for the safety of our team members.”