Monday, June 29, 2009

Major jobs blow for Laois

ounty Laois-based Meadow Meats meat boning plant - part of the Dawn Group - is to close with the loss of 100 jobs.

The job losses come after a decision by the Dawn Group to merge the boning hall at the factory with another plant, reports Businessworld.ie. Workers are being offered redeployment to the other Dawn Group plant to which the work in being transferred in Granagh, Co Waterford, but only a few will be able to take up this option, according to SIPTU.