Industrial Disputes
Dail Éireann — 2023-05-11
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Neale Richmond (FG), Dublin Rathdown

I hope to meet the employer very soon and I will keep the Deputy fully apprised of any engagement. We will also deal with a range of issues with regard to other matters we have been dealing with earlier such as prices at the checkout. I am aware of the ballot and I know about a number of one-off protests that have happened at certain stores, that were not ballots or pickets, but they were protests and campaigns, including in Cork and other places. While I fully appreciate the difficult circumstances faced by some employees and I am really concerned by some of the reports, the WRC and the Labour Court are the relevant bodies. Workers can make reports to these bodies, which are independently administered. I am obliged to respect these instruments and will do so, as we all do, for very good reason. However, I appreciate the full engagement we are having on this matter and I hope we can continue to work, most importantly, to ensure that employees get what they are entitled to.

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Sitting date: 2023-05-11