To: All Collective Grievance Signatories – Tesco Newbridge
Re: Collective Grievance Correspondence
KP/MK/AM
04th October 2022
Dear Colleague,
Further to our update of the 19th September 2022 with regard to the submission of your collective grievance regarding staffing levels in the Tesco Newbridge store, please click here for a copy of the original correspondence, there have been a number of email responses from Mr. Ryall and my responses to same. Below, in chronological order, are the emails received and my responses to same:
From: Ryall, Joe
Sent: 20 September 2022 10:43
To: Keith Pollard
Subject: Tesco Newbridge
Hi Keith
Thank you for your letter.
There is an omission of signatories from your letter. Please forward same to myself for my consideration of this matter.
Regards Joe
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From: Keith Pollard
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2022 3:38:25 PM
To: Ryall, Joe
Subject: RE: Tesco Newbridge
Dear Mr. Ryall
Thank you for your email.
The members who signed the collective grievance requested that their names not be given to the Company. Furthermore the 2004 collective agreement governing “Collective Grievances” does not state anywhere that the names of the individual members have to be supplied to the Company.
There is an issue in your store with regard to staffing levels, that a number of our members have brought to their union’s attention and once again on their behalf I am requesting that you contact the undersigned upon receipt of this correspondence to arrange for a meeting to take place to discuss our members concerns in more detail.
Yours sincerely
Keith Pollard
Divisional Organiser
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From: Ryall, Joe
Sent: 30 September 2022 09:27
To: Keith Pollard
Subject: Fw: Tesco Newbridge
Dear Mr Pollard,
Thank you for your email.
It is not reasonable to refer to a collective agreement that you claim is supported by signatories without providing us with the details of who was party to that, especially in circumstances where the allegation in your letter has not been raised in the first instance with management.
However in order to move this on we will facilitate a sensible way of dealing with this, and in line with the Company Grievance Policy whereby the colleagues party to the claim should raise their concerns or agree one individual from the group of colleagues to raise their concerns to their line manager or appropriate member of management.
Regards
Joe Ryall
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From: Keith Pollard
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2022 5:13:58 PM
To: Ryall, Joe
Subject: RE: Tesco Newbridge
Dear Mr. Ryall
Thank you for your response.
I would disagree with your assertions that the matter has not been raised in the first instance with local management but In an effort to expedite the collective grievance I am in the process of brining your response to the attention of the numerous signatories to the collective grievance in an effort to identify one or two representatives willing to put their name forward to accompany the undersigned to a meeting with the appropriate member of management.
Yours sincerely
Keith Pollard
Divisional Organiser
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From: Ryall, Joe
Sent: 03 October 2022 12:08
To: Keith Pollard
Subject: Fw: Tesco Newbridge
Dear Mr Pollard,
Thank you for your email.
As I have previously set out, this matter has not been raised to local management. If the allegation was raised with management, we could have resolved colleagues concerns without any delay and support in identifying the most appropriate solution, as per the established company policy.
When this matter has been raised in the correct manner and in line with the Company/Union grievance procedure, the Company will proceed at stage 1 of the process.
Regards
Joe Ryall
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Given the contents of the above emails, I am seeking 2 representatives from the signatories to the Collective Grievance to assist me in raising this matter with the Company. If you are willing to put your name forward then please contact the undersigned on 0872167770 or via email kpollard@mandate.ie before 1pm on Friday 07th October 2022.
Yours fraternally
For Mandate Trade Union
Keith Pollard
Divisional Organiser