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SR Technics dispute to be referred to the Labour Court

Date Released: 24 Mar 2009

The SR Technics unions have asked for the dispute to be referred as a matter of urgency to the Labour Court. This follows the failure to make any progress in today’s talks at the Labour Relations Commission.

“The Labour Relations Commission was put in an impossible position by the company because management refused to budge on its decision to close or make any move to deal with the pension shortfall or improve the redundancy offer”, SIPTU Branch Organiser Pat Ward said.

“In view of the rapidly approaching deadline for almost half the workforce to be let go we have asked the Labour Court to prioritise the case.”

Some 600 of the 1,350 employees are to be let go in lieu of notice on April 3. Another 100 are expected to follow two weeks later and the rest progressively laid off by August 31. Mr. Ward said there was still no word from the IDA or Enterprise Ireland about a short list of bidders for the facility. “However we do expect it later this week and will be pressing them for it if it is not forthcoming by then”, he said.