The Association has this week made contact with newly appointed Minister for Retail and Employment Affairs, Neale Richmond TD. We congratulated him on his elevation and sought to remind him that there is a wider body of social partner stakeholders than IBEC, and that any future round table discussions, consultations and briefings on the Living Wage, adoption of the National Minimum Wage Directive and aspects of Auto Enrolment necessitate the inclusion of representatives such as CSNA, ISME, Retail Excellence etc.