Boots Update: Pay dispute to be discussed in the Labour Relations Commission on Tuesday
Friday 22 March 2013The Boots National Negotiations Team has written to all Boots members informing them that the ongoing dispute in relation to pay increases will be brought to the Labour Relations Commission next Tuesday (26 March 2013).
According to the Boots National Negotiations Team, an agreement could not be reached during discussions. The Team go further and say the company has refused to accept a “fair set of proposals” because management believe some of their members of staff are overpaid for the job they do, a belief that is not shared by the workers’ representatives.
Brendan O’Hanlon, Divisional Organiser for Mandate said: “We believe that the proposal to pay staff employed on one pay scale a pay increase whilst at the same time telling other long serving staff members that they are essentially overpaid for the job that they do is unfair and entirely unreasonable.
“The Labour Relations Commission have confirmed that a conciliation hearing will be convened between Mandate and company representatives in the LRC on the 26th March 2013, where we intend to strongly argue that all workers should be treated equally and that our claim for a pay increase is reasonable given the extremely profitable trading position of Boots, the obvious hard work by all staff and the ever increasing cost of living in Ireland today.
The Boots National Negotiations Team has committed to keeping all members informed of developments and told members to contact their local representative or official should they require any additional information.
“All Boots workers deserve a pay increase as acknowledgement for their hard work and for the part they played in growing the company over the past number of years. The best way to achieve a satisfactory result for all workers is if everybody stands together to demand a better deal,” concluded Mr O’Hanlon.
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