RGDATA has prepared a substantial submission for Monday's meeting of the Retail Grocery & Allied Trades Joint Labour Committee called to address the 2.5% wage increase due in October 2010 as part of the current retail grocery employment regulation order. "RGDATA is making a strong case to the RG&AT JLC that independent retailers cannot afford wage increases which will mean more job losses in the sector and threaten the future of hundreds of shops," Director General Tara Buckley insisted.