Pickets are to be placed at Lloyds Pharmacy outlets in various parts of the country today by Mandate members.

The union represents 2 hundred and 70 of the company's 9 hundred and 30 staff.

About 20 stores across Dublin will be affected, as well as outlets in Mullingar, Wicklow Town, Wexford and Sligo, however, a spokesperson for the pharmacy says all its stores remain open.