Bourns workers agree package

A SEVERANCE package has been agreed by workers at Bourns Electronics in Cork.

The company announced in March that 80 staff would lose their jobs when it closes its manufacturing and support centre in the city.

Severance terms of 5.5 weeks’ pay per year of service, inclusive of statutory, plus a further €150 per year of service, have been now been agreed. About 50 of the workers affected are members of SIPTU, the main union involved.