IRELAND: PAY AWARD FOR TESCO STAFF

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Staff working for Tesco in Ireland will benefit from a new pay deal, which has streamlined 42 different rates down to just two, and will mean increases of up to 15% with immediate effect. The premium plus rate will apply to Dublin and Cork, the maximum here being IR[pound] 6.45 per hour. Elsewhere the premium rate applies, with a maximum of IR[pound] 4.24. To qualify for the top hourly rate however, employees must have had at least five years experience. The minimum starting rate will be IR[pound] 4.40 as from April 2000. The pay award, which also includes commitments on paternity leave, places Tesco in second place in the Irish retail sector, behind Marks & Spencer.

Ireland, Personal income information, Human resource management

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UK: SUPERMARKETS TO SELL PAPERS IN POLY BAGS

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Weekend newspapers could soon be available in polythene bags, after a successful trial in Bristol by News International, when sales of the Sunday Times went up by 18%. Many people buy newspapers as part of their weekend shop but their volume can make them awkward to handle both by customers as well as staff. News International is to open a special plant in London to under the wrapping operation. The extra sales make the 5% cover charge worthwhile, but the group acknowledges the environmental concerns that would apply, if all retailers wanted newspapers wrapped in polythene bags.

Newspapers, Newspaper Publishers, Pollutants produced & recycled, Marketing, Newspaper publishing, News International PLC

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UK: TESCO TO SELL CHEAP ELECTRICAL GOODS

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Tesco is to compete with electrical retailers including Argos by selling electrical items such as televisions and vacuum cleaners at up to 20% off. The goods will be sold in special departments in seven of the Tesco Extra stores, in Newcastle, Cardiff, Pitsea (Essex), Watford, Peterborough, Ipswich and Weston Favell (Northants). The concept will be rolled out to 50 stores in the next 18 months, but there are no plans to open independent outlets.

Household audio and video equipment, Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing, Household Appliances, Household Appliance Manufacturing, Consumer Video Equipment, Major Appliances, Services, Consumer electronics, Video equipment industry, Home appliances industry, Appliance industry, Appliances, Video equipment

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