Crystal redundancy ‘oversubscribed’

WATERFORD Crystal workers have queued up to take the recommended Labour Relations Commission redundancy package, with a spokesman for the company yesterday saying the offer has been “oversubscribed”.

By how many will not be known for some time and both management and unions said yesterday the deadline would have to be extended. The spokesman said yesterday’s deadline would be extended to facilitate those who have not made up their minds.

A total of 1,800 redundancies, about one-third of the Waterford Wedgwood workforce, are being sought by the group.