A trade union official has called on the management of a chain of shops to negotiate after it failed to implement a Labour Court recommendation for improvements in wages and conditions for its employees. The appeal was made as the Irish Distributive and Administrative Trade Union (IDATU) highlighted the question of low pay.
Report shows 7-Eleven shop in Dublin.
To camera Bob Powell outside the shop.
Interview with Ciara Doyle, 7-Eleven employee, who says they should honour the Labour Court recommendation of three pounds and ten pence per hour instead of two pounds and twenty five pence.
Interview with Seamus O’Donnell, Acting General Secretary, IDATU, who begs the company to talk to them.
Interview with Liam Prendergast, Managing Director, 7-Eleven, who says he is awaiting the outcome of a joint Labour Council set up to review wage rates for all their shops.
The reporter is Bob Powell.
