Procter & Gamble told to pay out ‘bonus’

The Labour Court has recommended that consumer healthcare giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) pay a ‘loyalty’ windfall to its Nenagh-based workforce.

Last year, P&G sold its Nenagh plant to US cosmetics firm Coty, having operated the facility since 1978.

Around 250 staff are employed at the plant and were informed in a staff meeting held in the wake of the sale last year that they would remain as P&G employees until the end of 2016, when the deal is finalised, at which point they will become Coty employees.