Wage cuts sought at Irish Examiner and Echo

STAFF at the Irish Examiner and Evening Echo are to be asked to take a 10% pay cut from October 1 next.

A meeting is to be held on September 18 in Cork at which company management will update staff on the current trading position of Examiner Publications Cork Limited (EPCL), publishers of the Irish Examiner and Evening Echo.

An update on the deficit in the company’s defined benefit pension scheme and the likely impact on benefits will also be given at this meeting. EPCL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thomas Crosbie Holdings Limited (TCH).