Tesco defends stance as workers vote on strike action

Latest: Retail giant Tesco has today refuted claims made by the Mandate trade union, whose members are voting on industrial action today.

Update 8.22am: Retail giant Tesco has today refuted claims made by the Mandate trade union, whose members are voting on industrial action today.

“It is incorrect to say that we have refused to implement the recommendation and is really disappointing that the trade union has decided to adopt this position when the vast majority of our store colleagues have received the benefits of the recent Labour Court recommendation and when we remain open to discussions with the trade unions in regard to our pre-1996 colleagues,” the statement read.