Penneys faces strike ballot over pay

The Mandate trade union is going to ballot its 4,000 members at Penneys for a 2% pay rise in the coming weeks.

This follows the Labour Court recommending a pay increase higher than what was on offer from Primark and not connecting it to any revised pay scale being agreed with new entrants.

In the dispute, Mandate was seeking a 3% pay claim for 12 months retrospective to June 1 last year.