The Irish Times

Retail workers seek new deal on pay and conditions post-pandemic

Campaign by retail and distribution workers says there can be no return to ‘old, failed model’

Tue Dec 08 2020 - 20:13

Taoiseach urged to help settle long-running Debenhams dispute

Mandate trade union marks 200 days on picket line by calling on Martin to intervene

Mon Oct 26 2020 - 18:48

Deal negotiated for extra €1m in redundancy payments for Debenhams staff

Funds to resolve dispute will be raised from sale of stock

Fri Sept 04 2020 - 19:09

Brown Thomas Arnotts agrees voluntary package deal with unions

Measures include five weeks gross pay per year of service for departing staff

Fri Sept 04 2020 - 09:15

Debenhams workers protest ahead of consultation closing on Monday

Garda took names and addresses of protesters, telling them they were breaching emergency restrictions

Fri May 15 2020 - 17:07

Dunnes Stores staff to get 10% Covid-19 payment, says union

Petition calling for the premium payment signed by over 3,000 workers, says Mandate

Mon Mar 30 2020 - 17:00

Mandate seeks talks with Tesco over future of Irish workers

Tesco planning to cut 9,000 roles in the UK, and union wants to discuss the possible impact on Irish staff

Tue Jan 29 2019 - 04:47

Thousands of Tesco jobs at risk as grocer looks to cut costs

Supermarket giant to scrap meat, fish and deli counters in store overhaul, reports say

Sun Jan 27 2019 - 18:35

Dunnes Stores workers to receive 3% pay increase

Mandate trade union says Dunnes staff have secured 18% salary hike in the last six years

Tue Dec 18 2018 - 17:02

PAYE workers ‘could lose out on benefit of tax cuts’

Withdrawal of automatic entitlements expected to hit employees across the workforce

Sun Nov 18 2018 - 18:01

Unions accuse Ikea of undermining workers’ rights in Republic

State one of three markets where anti-union conduct alleged

Thu Sept 27 2018 - 20:39

Lloyds Pharmacy offers voluntary severance scheme for staff

Employees opting to leave to receive 5 weeks pay per year of service, capped at €100,000

Fri Aug 31 2018 - 17:38

Three more strike days planned at Lloyd’s pharmacies over pay

Over 200 of the company’s mainly female staff will strike for three hours on Friday

Thu Jun 28 2018 - 21:27

One in five workers has abortion experience – union survey

80% of respondents say women’s health should be priority in reform of abortion law

Thu Oct 19 2017 - 18:22

Union ‘disappointed’ at lack of response from Tesco

Mandate proposed talks aimed at resolving dispute over changes to staff contracts

Mon Feb 20 2017 - 17:27

Talks to resolve Tesco strike end without agreement

Mandate members at eight more stores join action over changes to terms of employment

Fri Feb 17 2017 - 19:39

Talks to resolve Tesco strike agreed but escalation goes ahead

Mandate union calls more talks positive but says solution isn’t in Labour Court decision

Thu Feb 16 2017 - 18:30

Mandate seeks fresh talks with Tesco as strike continues

Retailer wants union to accept Labour Court recommendations on changes to pay

Wed Feb 15 2017 - 12:53

Tesco Ireland shows little love to its workforce

Mandate union has good reason for serving a Valentine’s Day strike notice on the retailer

Thu Feb 09 2017 - 05:55

Planned Tesco strike suspended to allow for new talks

Management defers plans to change terms and conditions of longer-serving staff

Thu May 12 2016 - 13:55

Tesco seeking pay cuts for long serving staff

Mandate says move is unjustified and unacceptable

Wed Jan 27 2016 - 15:43

Unions should seek pay rises of up to 5% in 2016 - Ictu

Congress says unions should ‘give consideration’ to introduction of €11.50 living wage

Mon Dec 21 2015 - 16:06

Low Pay Commission splits over 50c minimum wage increase

Proposed increase does not address eight-year stagnation of minimum wage, says report

Tue Jul 21 2015 - 15:04

Dunnes Stores Gorey staff working ‘behind closed doors’

Branch closed on foot of injunction to prevent store continuing to use carpark door

Tue May 26 2015 - 07:51

Dunnes Stores staff to get 3 per cent pay increase

Union says retailer must also introduce secure, banded hour contracts

Tue May 12 2015 - 13:53

Dunnes workers planning major protest march in Dublin

Mandate shop stewards decide to defer further strike action at retailer for the moment

Sun Apr 26 2015 - 16:40

Dunnes Stores under mounting pressure to resolve dispute

Trade Unions: Strike biggest private sector industrial relations dispute in two decades

Fri Apr 03 2015 - 07:56

Flagship Dunnes Stores outlet in Cornelscourt almost deserted

Many shoppers persuaded by strikers to take their custom elsewhere

Thu Apr 02 2015 - 22:58

‘With just a minimum of 15 hours I can’t even get a loan for a car’

Staff on the Dunnes Stores picket line in Clonakilty, Co Cork are feeling frustrated

Thu Apr 02 2015 - 15:36

Dunnes strike on Holy Thursday will hit drink sales

Thousands of Mandate union members to go on strike

Tue Mar 10 2015 - 15:17

Polarised views on minimum wage even before new commission is launched

Employers rejects plans for raise as unions demand increase on €8.65 rate

Fri Feb 27 2015 - 01:00

Dunnes Stores claims right not to engage with trade unions

Members of Mandate to ballot for industrial action over Labour Court recommendations

Wed Feb 11 2015 - 16:10

B&Q workers go to court over bonus withdrawal

Case concerns company’s 2012 decision to remove summer and winter bonus payments

Fri Jan 30 2015 - 21:43

Wage demands to challenge recovery, warns LRC chief

Kieran Mulvey says too many employers “are in a rush to abandon defined benefit pension schemes”

Mon Dec 30 2013 - 01:00