11/06/2015

Minister For Jobs And Business Expresses 'Disappointment' With Dunnes Stores

Dunnes Stores have been urged to engage with the Mandate union in an ongoing dispute over pay, contracts and negotiating rights.

Minister of State for Jobs and Business, Ged Nash, made the call as he reintroduced the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015, which seeks to reinstate Registered Employment Agreements. The agreements were previously struck down by the Supreme Court.

Speaking in the Dáil, Minister Nash said that he was "disappointed" that management at Dunnes Stores had failed to attend Labour Court hearings.

He called on Dunnes to engage in a meaningful fashion with Mandate.

(MH/JP)

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