One in three Asda staff have been attacked at work, survey finds

GMB poll receives reports of workers being stabbed, punched and threatened with syringes

One in three Asda staff have been attacked at work, according to research that included reports of workers being stabbed, punched and threatened with syringes.

The poll of almost 1,000 members of GMB, one of the UK's biggest unions, returned stories of delivery drivers being chased by people in cars, while store workers had food thrown at them. More than half (58%) of respondents said they had suffered injury or illness on the job.