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Moy Park must put workers’ pay and terms and conditions before profits to end concerns for thousands of jobs
Decision to shutdown kill line at Ballymena reflects failure of management to meet post-Brexit labour market challenges Union questions logic of suspension as business will face even greater problems recruiting to reopen in September For the second time in three … Continue reading
Posted in Brexit, Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged Brexit, jobs, labour shortages, Moy Park, pay, Sean McKeever, Sharon Graham, terms & conditions, Unite
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Sainsbury’s must clarify its continued commitment to Northern Ireland retail market after management announces plans to close Craigavon store
109 workers based in Craigavon face threat of joblessness in mouth of Christmas; Sainsbury’s must guarantee alternative employment elsewhere as well as meet redeployment costs Fears that Craigavon site closure may be a weathervane pointing to a wider retail threat … Continue reading
Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged Brexit, Closure, Craigavon, job losses, Northern Ireland Protocol, Sainsbury's, Taryn Trainor
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Kingspan’s Springvale EPS site at Ballyclare, Antrim to close with loss of 23 jobs
Site is still profitable but management’s attitude is ‘to hell with the small group of staff’ who operate it Closure comes as Kingspan proceeds with euro 255 purchase of a leading insulation company in Denmark Springvale EPS Ltd, a subsection of … Continue reading
Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged Ballyclare, Brexit, corporate greed, job losses, Kevin McAdam, Kingspan, manufacturing, Springvale EPS
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Solution to filling hospitality vacancies is paying more and improving working conditions not lowering salary thresholds
In response to Brexit labour supply pressures, employers must move to make hospitality and tourism attractive sectors for young workers Unite Hospitality Campaign Coordinator, Neil Moore, criticised the UK government’s new hard-right migration controls but also challenged Northern Ireland employers … Continue reading
An estimated 80 AES job-losses and a further 60 contractor redundancies likely across Kilroot and Ballylumford power stations
Unite formally notified of more than 20 redundancies by AES but job-loss figure expected to rise sharply Energy Regulator must intervene to allow SONI to offer ‘capacity contract’ quickly to avoid all 250 AES jobs being lost November 8th: Despite … Continue reading
Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services
Tagged all-island electricity market, Ballylumford Power Station, blackouts, Brexit, Davy Thompson, Electricity Regulator, Integrated Single Electricity Market, Joanne McWilliams, job losses, Kilroot Power Station, SONI, System Operator for Northern Ireland
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