Argos to close Irish stores with hundreds of jobs lost Argos has announced that it intends to close all stores and operations in the Republic of Ireland at the end of June this year with … Business • 19 Jan
Dunnes Stores workers seek 7.7% pay increase Dunnes Stores workers have lodged a pay claim with the company seeking pay increases, additional annual leave days, improvements to the staff discount scheme and … Business • 20 Jul 22
Mandate calls for high quality masks for workers Mandate Trade Union has written to all major retail employers and the Minister for Health calling for the provision of free antigen tests and high … Business • 14 Jan 22
Little hope for more funds for Debenhams redundancies The £55m purchase by fashion retailer Boohoo of Debenhams' online business will have no implications for the liquidation of Debenhams' Irish operations or for redundancy … Business • 25 Jan 21
Former Debenhams staff reject dispute resolutions The Mandate trade union, which represents around 1,000 former Debenhams workers, has urged the Taoiseach to make €3 million available to the workers in direct … Business • 13 Jan 21
Government may appoint mediator to solve Debenhams row The Government is exploring the possibility of appointing a mediator in a bid to resolve the long-running Debenhams dispute over redundancy payments, according to the … Business • 19 Nov 20
Govt to 'consider' new levy to fund redundancy payments The Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Business Damien English has pledged that the Government will give "detailed and serious consideration" to union … Ireland • 11 Sep 20
Face coverings to be mandatory in all shops The Government has announced that face coverings must now be worn in all shops, retail settings and shopping centres. Coronavirus • 16 Jul 20
Paddy Power workers to take more rest break cases A union representing staff at Paddy Power Betfair has lodged 78 separate cases on behalf of its members seeking compensation for alleged denial of rest … Business • 20 Feb 19
LloydsPharmacy workers suspend industrial action LloydsPharmacy workers belonging to the Mandate trade union are to temporarily suspend their campaign of industrial action, which has seen a number of intermittent strikes … News • 25 Sep 18
More strikes at LloydsPharmacy over union recognition Ireland's largest pharmacy chain LloydsPharmacy has been hit by further industrial action in a long-running dispute over union recognition, pay and conditions. Ireland • 04 Sep 18
Pharmacy workers strike over union recognition More than 34 stores in the Lloyds Pharmacy chain were hit by a two-hour work stoppage as around 220 staff belonging to Mandate went on … Ireland • 22 Jun 18
Mandate hits out at 'exploitative' zero-hour contracts The General Secretary of Mandate Trade Union has said zero hour and "if and when" contracts are "contracts of a century ago" that have workers … News • 14 Nov 17
Deferred strike action at additional Tesco stores Strikes due to begin at six additional Tesco stores from Monday will be deferred until next Friday because of alleged flaws in the way the … News • 24 Feb 17
Ibec will not attend talks over Tesco dispute Business group Ibec has said that it will not take part in discussions over the worsening Tesco dispute. News • 23 Feb 17
Seven Tesco stores vote against strike action Seven Tesco stores have voted against joining industrial action over contracts for long-serving workers hired before 1996. News • 22 Feb 17
Union talks end but Tesco stores to remain open Talks between Tesco and the Mandate trade union have ended inconclusively this evening however all stores will remain open over the weekend despite the strike. News • 17 Feb 17
Mandate welcomes Tesco agreement to enter talks The Mandate trade union has welcomed Tesco's agreement to enter talks "without prejudice" with a view to settling the current dispute over contracts for long-serving … News • 16 Feb 17
Tesco defends plan to change contracts for staff Tesco has defended its plans to move 300 long-serving workers onto the less generous contracts which apply to thousands of Tesco staff recruited since 1996. News • 27 May 16
Staff at 70 Tesco stores set for indefinite strike Staff at 70 Tesco stores will go on indefinite strike on Monday in a dispute over planned pay cuts for around 1,000 long-serving employees. Business • 11 May 16
Tesco workers back strike action over pay cut plan Around 1,000 Tesco employees have voted to back strike action over plans by the company to reduce their pay and conditions. News • 15 Apr 16
TDs and unions discuss common political platform Left wing TD's and union leaders and activists have met in Dublin to discuss a common platform for the next election. News • 13 Jun 15
Dunnes Stores staff at work despite Gorey closure Dunnes Stores staff who are members of the trade union Mandate went to work as rostered this weekend, even though the Dunnes Branch in Gorey … News • 23 May 15
Dunnes workers to protest over contract dispute Mandate trade union which represents around 6000 Dunnes Stores employees is to organise a day of protest in early June, as part of an ongoing … News • 26 Apr 15
Mandate to escalate action at Dunnes Stores Dunnes Stores workers belonging to the Mandate trade union are to escalate their dispute over low-hour contracts and union negotiating rights. News • 13 Apr 15
