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08/10/2015
Lidl 'Living Wage' To Include NI Workers
Food retailer Lidl has announced it is to include Northern Ireland workers in the pay rise it offered to its employees in England, Scotland and Wales.
A similar commitment is also being made to its employees in the Republic of Ireland.
NI employees will now receive a 'Living Wage' of £8.20 an hour.
Unite the union welcomed the decision and said it will call off the protests organised for later today outside Lidl supermarkets in Belfast and L'Derry.
Unite Regional Officer, Susan Fitzgerald, said: "It is clear that Lidl had no intention of paying Northern Ireland workers the same as those in England, Scotland and Wales.
"This victory has been won by workers joining Unite and getting organised as well as the strength of the wider solidarity expressed behind our #LidlFairPay campaign.
"We believe Lidl must now reconsider their decision to dismiss a worker whose only crime was to question the fairness of Lidl pay policy on Facebook.
"This announcement means other retail chains are now 'on notice' that they need to pay the Living Wage – there can be no justification for poverty-pay.
"We are particularly pleased that Lidl's adoption of the Living Wage will extend to their workforce in the Republic of Ireland. This is an all-island victory for both Lidl staff and Unite."
(CD/JP)
A similar commitment is also being made to its employees in the Republic of Ireland.
NI employees will now receive a 'Living Wage' of £8.20 an hour.
Unite the union welcomed the decision and said it will call off the protests organised for later today outside Lidl supermarkets in Belfast and L'Derry.
Unite Regional Officer, Susan Fitzgerald, said: "It is clear that Lidl had no intention of paying Northern Ireland workers the same as those in England, Scotland and Wales.
"This victory has been won by workers joining Unite and getting organised as well as the strength of the wider solidarity expressed behind our #LidlFairPay campaign.
"We believe Lidl must now reconsider their decision to dismiss a worker whose only crime was to question the fairness of Lidl pay policy on Facebook.
"This announcement means other retail chains are now 'on notice' that they need to pay the Living Wage – there can be no justification for poverty-pay.
"We are particularly pleased that Lidl's adoption of the Living Wage will extend to their workforce in the Republic of Ireland. This is an all-island victory for both Lidl staff and Unite."
(CD/JP)
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