Labour Court recommends 3% pay rise at Dunnes Stores

The Labour Court recommended a 3% pay increase for workers at Dunnes Stores, represented by MANDATE TRADE UNION, in a recommendation signed on 4 February 2013. The company had announced the increase would take effect on 7 February, which the union accepted as meeting its claim. The union said the company had not engaged over the claim and had failed to follow a long-standing collective agreement. The Court said the company had failed to observe the agreement’s procedures and emphasised that both sides should engage under it.