The unpaid mandatory one hour lunch break is an issue that causes frustration among the owners and staff in a number of shops. We need to hear from these members whose staff are unhappy with this and are prepared to help RGDATA campaign for the removal of this outdated piece of legislation. Contact us on 01-2887584 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The Labour Court has announced it is reviewing the Joint Labour Committees including the Retail Grocery & Dairy JLC and the Catering JLCs. Submissions are invited by Friday 5 April and the review will be completed by 22 April. RGDATA will make a submission and wants to hear your views. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Click here for details of the review and how to make your own submission.

RGDATA Director General Tara Buckley will attend a special meeting of the Government's Retail Consultation Forum on 19 April to discuss recently published research including “Ireland and the Impact of Brexit” by Copenhagen Economics“ and the ESRI research commissioned by the CCPC on “Brexit and Irish Consumer”.
Minister for Business, Enterprise & Innovation Heather Humphries will chair the meeting.
Have you concerns about Brexit and the impact on your business? Send and email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call us on 01-2887584

The Deptment of Health has published new, voluntary codes of practice across the food industry as one of the measures seeking to address the rising levels of obesity in Ireland. The retail industry is encouraged to promote healthy eating using specific rules for product placement.

Click here to read these rules and here to view the Code.

Click here to read the letter to Minister of State, Michael D'arcy.

RGDATA is currently preparing a submission on the impact of crime on independent shops for an Oireachtas Committee. If you have any issues you would like us to highlight please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Labour Court is carrying out a reveiw of the Joint Labour Committees, which is to be completed by 22 April 2018.  All written submissions will be considered in carrying out the review.  Email your submission to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Thank you to all who have completed our short, confidential survey.  If you have not already done so, please take a few minutes to complete it online now. Click here. Thank you!

All full-time employees are automatically entitled to public holiday benefits.  Part-time/casual staff who have worked at least 40 hours in the five weeks ending on the day before the public holiday are also entitled to benefit for the public holiday. Go to www.rgdata/memb for further information.

Read the letter here.