In January, RTE reported that a migrant security worker employed by BGS Security to guard several shops in Dublin, including a SPAR, SuperValu and Great Outdoors store, experienced wage theft.

The worker alleges BGS Security did not pay him for 230 hours of work in a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission. The worker also says a number of other BGS Security employees are in a similar position to him.

The company allegedly failed to appear before the Workplace Relations Commission hearing in January.

In February, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited SPAR, SuperValu and Great Outdoors to respond to the reporting, and to disclose any human rights due diligence they undertake prior to entering into contracts with clients, including security firms, and when monitoring working conditions at clients. Great Outdoors' response can be read in full below. SPAR and SuperValu did not respond.