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An issue around pay at B & Q Knocknacarra has been referred to the Work Place Relations Commission. The matter relates to the payment of a 3% pay increase that was recently given to staff in B & Q on foot of a claim by Mandate Trade Union. It appears that a decision has been made not to pay the increase to some store colleagues based around the fact that they are on rates different to the pay scale based on their experience. David Miskell, Divisional Organiser says that this is a particularly unfair decision, it was many years since staff had a pay increase before Mandate made the claim it did, to deny it to a relatively small group of workers is unreasonable behaviour. It will now be necessary to take this through the Industrial Relations Machinery with a view to bringing about an acceptable resolution.