The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

Lobbying Organisation The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

Date published 21 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Highlight case of Tesco's Dot Com workers whose hours of work were being unilaterally changed by the company which was going to cost those workers thousands of Euros annually in lost earnings.

Intended results Issue being raised in the Oireachtas

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ken Reilly

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Emails to members of Oireachtas advising of Tesco's decision to change their Dot Com Workers' ours of work and requesting that they raise this issue

Meeting (1)

Follow up meeting with Paul Murphy and Brid Smith and members/officials representing Mandate Trade Union Ken Reilly, Keith Pollard, Anna Mc Dermot and Lorna Langan.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Paul Murphy TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Richard Boyd Barrett TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Eoghan Ryan Director of Services or Equivalent (Kildare County Council)

Dessie Ellis TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Denise Mitchell TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)