Tesco strike deferred pending fresh talks

File photo dated 01/08/12 of a general view of a Tesco supermarket in Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire as Tesco has asked police to investigate claims that dozens of its customers' Clubcard accounts may have fallen victim to an online fraud.
A strike which had been due to start at 70 Tesco Supermarkets around the country this morning, has been suspended.
The action was called after Tesco announced plans to change the contracts of its long serving Irish workers, which would have reduced their pay.
At least 12 staff at the Letterkenny branch would have been affected. Some have availed of a voluntary package and left the company, others have remained.
Unions and management have agreed to meet next Wednesday at the Workplace Relations Commission.
Mandate’s Assistant General Secretary, Gerry Light says they are making efforts to reach a negotiated settlement…………..

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