Bausch & Lomb creates 125 jobs

Less than a year after it was on the verge of closing its Waterford manufacturing base and shedding 1,100 employees, contact lens giant Bausch & Lomb has announced the creation of 125 jobs in the city.

Workers’ acceptance of a cost-cutting deal, including pay cuts and almost 200 redundancies last summer allowed Bausch & Lomb stay open in Waterford.

Yesterday’s news of 125 positions over the coming years follows another boost last November when 50 jobs were confirmed.