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Updated 8.17pm
SIPTU REPRESENTATIVES WILL enter into discussions with management at UPC Ireland following the company’s announcement that it is to implement 170 redundancies as part of a restructuring plan.
Substantial job losses at facilities in Limerick and Dublin are expected, with a lesser number of redundancies at its operations in Galway, Cork and Waterford.
Siptu said some operations will be relocated to the Philippines and others amalgamated.
Dennis Hynes, Siptu Organiser, said it is “with deep regret that our members at UPC Ireland were informed of the company’s plans to implement such a large number of redundancies”.
Management has stated that the redundancies are unavoidable due to the company’s decision to implement a restructuring plan which will see some operations relocated to the Philippines and others amalgamated. Out of the approximately 170 job losses over 100 relate to our members.
The changes will impact a number of divisions across the company, but primarily relate to activities in Customer Care, Sales and Field Operations
In a statement released this afternoon, UPC has said: “Where possible, redundancies will be achieved on a voluntary basis and it is hoped that available redeployment opportunities will minimise the impact on staff. ”
Th restructuring plan is expected to be completed by this summer.
Magnus Ternsjö, CEO of UPC, said the changes are “necessary to ensure the company remains competitive on all fronts and remains an agile and sustainable business”.
Discussions
The trade union is set to meet with management tomorrow morning in Limerick to begin discussions.
Hynes said these talks will continue, if necessary, throughout the statutory 30 days consultative period before any redundancies can be implemented.
The impact of these redundancies will be severe on workers and their families as well as the communities in which the workplaces are based.
“Over the coming days the focus for Siptu representatives will be on minimalising the final number of redundancies and ensuring the best terms are secured for the workers who will lose their jobs,” he added.
Unite, who represents as many as 150 people at the company, said it will also be engaging with management.
“Unite is obviously extremely disappointed at today’s announcement,” regional officer Brendan Byrne said. The union will aim to ensure that all redundancies are voluntary, and remaining workers are protected.
“We will be meeting our shop stewards next Tuesday morning, and will then be meeting with senior management,” he added.
Originally published 2.24pm
well as long as DOB doesn’t get it,
He may be a friend of DOB, some digging needs to be to be done on this,and not the water meter kind.
Guess who does all the UPC installations
Do you have Sky or UPC. Doesn’t make a difference actually becuase they work for both company’s along with the ESB. Does this mean now that you are going to cut off your electricity becuase of the dreaded Dennis O Briens company works for them.
What’s your point Henry? The man has got his fingers stuck in as many pies as possible. He was deemed corrupt by the Moriarty Tribunal. We are entitled to shout “Stop”.
If Liberty want to buy it, it has to be passed by the regulator but if DOB Wants to buy it, it doesn’t ??
Where does it say that it doesn’t have to be passed to the regulator if INM buys it? Surely that would be MORE likely to happen given INM already own such a large array of media outlets?
Where does it say it does have to be passed.
They bought Tv3 for 265m in 2006. 265 million. LoL.
upc has to have the worst customer service I have ever encountered. they might as well just call over and slap you in tbe face. between 9 and 1 and 1 a d 6 of course
I am sure Denis O’Brien will get first shout as is normal when doing business in Ireland.
Anyone but Dob
all assets should be seized from d o Brien, and he should be banned from this country.
Hope this is the case as DOB also has his eyes set on tv3 also reports are saying
It pays to read the whole article before commenting…
“Meanwhile, Independent News and Media (INM), in which billionaire Denis O’Brien is the biggest shareholder, has also been flagged as a possible TV3 buyer after the company said it planned to spend up to €100 million on acquisitions.
However the media company has since described the move as “highly unlikely” and added there hadn’t been any talks between INM and TV3′s owners.”
If INM have €100m to spend and TV3 was worth €265m in 2006, it seems unlikely they’d be able to afford it?
I can proudly say, I don’t watch anything on that awful channel. TV at its absolute worst.
It’s better than utv
Only slightly. Utv Ireland is terrible though.
Denis O Brien already has too much power
John Malone is as bad as DOB! Why the sudden interest in tv3 you may ask? It’s the only tv station that is not run with a hidden agenda and is not controlled by the powers to be! The main reason TV3 is wanted is because of Vincent Browne! He is outspoken has no axe to grind and puts irish politicians through their paces! The rest of the media are just a front for the government and the powers to be to tell the people only what they need to hear and hide the reality of what is really going on! As I said JM and DOB are of the same breed! Nuff said!!
surely DOB shouldn’t be allowed to acquire this … narrowing competition etc.
Did you read the article? INM are not looking to purchase tv3.
I hope Donald Trump buys it, fires Vincent brown an replaces him with a syndication of Glenn Beck’s show.
Vincent Browne is the single best thing about TV3. He’s rare in Irish journalism in that he treats politicians of all parties (and none) in the same manner.
trump tv. it will just be about barac obama and weather he is an american citizen. right wing news glenn beck the guy who tries to legitimise the war on Palestine. no thank you between thegun loving texas ranger and the zionist. jesus they would do your head in give me Vincent Brown any day of the week no hidden agenda.
Dreadful TV station. Either that or the programmes are not aimed at my geographic. Most people I know don’t watch TV anyway. They are all over the Internet. The television era is coming to an end. The golden age has been way behind us for some time now. All things must pass.
Sell it might get soaps in HD
That sentence makes no sense!
TV3? …is that still on – air? ?
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