A strike planned for 70 Tesco Supermarkets around the country this morning, has been called off.

Fresh talks between unions and the company are due to take place on Wednesday at the Workplace Relations Commission.

Unions say the action was called after Tesco planed to change the contracts of long serving staff, which would have reduced their pay.

Mandate's Assistant General Secretary, Gerry Light says they are making efforts to reach a negotiated settlement: