Third of workers face difficulties in feeding family

About one third of workers in one of the country’s leading unions are having difficulties feeding and clothing their families after wage cuts, a survey shows.

Mandate, which represents 45,000 people employed by retailers, said four in 10 members had seen their pay drop more than €100 a week as a result of reduced hours, increased taxes, and levies.

John Douglas, the union’s general secretary, said the Government needs to focus more on the type of jobs being created if it is serious about combating poverty.