To: All Mandate Members;
SuperValu Bray
SuperValu Northside
SuperValu Swords
SuperValu Blanchardstown
SuperValu Kilkenny
SuperValu Finglas
SuperValu Walkinstown
8 March 2021
Dear Member
Following numerous representations made by your Union with regard to an update for members who have applied to avail of the current Voluntary Redundancy package but as of yet have not received a response to same from the Company, please see below correspondence received by the undersigned from Ms. Kellie De Lacy, HR Manager MOPI.
If you have any questions or queries with regard to same please do not hesitate to contact your local Mandate Official.
Yours fraternally
For Mandate Trade Union
Keith Pollard
Divisional Organiser
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Keith Pollard
Mandate Trade Union
9 Cavendish Row
O’Lehane House
Dublin 1.
4th March 2021
Re: Stores of Concern
Dear Mr. Pollard,
I am writing to you to update you on the progress of the Store of Concern Programme. The Company has completed the first round offers for Sales Assistants and several other grades across the 7 Stores of Concern. Exit dates have been confirmed for 50 colleagues to leave the business in the coming weeks.
Within the first round of offers, we had a significant number applicants who withdrew from the process which has negatively impacted the projected savings from this programme. In addition, since Level 5 restrictions have been put in place at the end of December 2020, our stores and colleagues have been committed to focusing on the operational challenges that have been brought with this whilst continuing to support their local communities and therefore we would not want to put these stores at risk during this time.
I understand that this is not ideal and the Company is committed to keeping the remaining colleagues informed on the status of their application in a timely manner and will update you accordingly when we have completed a further review with our next steps.
Should you require any further information in relation to this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely
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Heidi Fitzgerald
Head Of HR