Dear Mr Moys,
I know you will not want to prolong a communication and I am grateful for your response. However,
‘we recognise that contracted cleaners in London feel strongly about their level of pay’
is hardly adequate.
In the circumstances, it is John Lewis store that needs to feel strongly and urgently to conclude its discussions with MML both for customers and Partners.
With thanks for your speedy reply,
Jeffrey Newman
On 23 Jul 2012, at 09:14, Andrew_Moys@JohnLewis.co.uk wrote:
Dear Mr Newman
Thank you for your email.
Please be assured that the John Lewis Partnership is very concerned about the cleaners dispute at John Lewis Oxford Street and we recognise that contracted cleaners in London feel strongly about their level of pay.
Although we do not currently have any contractual link with the sub contractor, ICM, which employs the cleaners concerned, we are in discussions with MML, the managing contractor which subcontracts ICM, to help resolve this dispute.
As I’m sure you will appreciate, I cannot go in to the detail of these discussions, but our urgent aim is to ensure that the cleaners dispute at John Lewis Oxford Street is brought to a satisfactory resolution as soon as possible.
Thank you again for your email.
Best regards,
Andrew
Andrew Moys, DL 020 7592 6292
Director of Communications, John Lewis Partnership
From: Jeffrey Newman To: andrew_moys@johnlewis.co.uk> Date: 21/07/2012 07:24
Dear Mr Moys,
I am saddened that John Lewis, a Partnership that I love and where I once worked, is not paying its cleaners a Living Wage.
Undoubtedly you will – the sooner the better. Partners, surely, will forego a small drop in the share of profit to make this happen.
Until then, we shall have to forego JLP.
Yours,
Jeffrey Newman
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