Court rejects Tesco staff bid for €1,400 payout

The Labour Court has thrown out a claim by 80 Tesco workers that they should receive up to €1,400 each for relocating to a new store around 1km away from the old store.

In its claim lodged with the court, the Mandate trade union had sought the compensation for staff at the Ballinasloe store in Co Galway as “the transferring to the new location has caused disturbances and inconveniences and required increased flexibility and co-operation from employees”.

Mandate told the Labour Court that it was seeking compensation “as a result of the issues associated with the relocation and contends that the employer has previously paid compensation in situations such as this”.