Waterford Crystal redundancy terms criticised

AS union leaders and management at Waterford Crystal prepare to meet today to work out cuts and redundancy terms, one local TD has criticised the company for the redundancy terms it proposes for the 485 staff facing the dole queue.

Fine Gael’s John Deasy has urged senior managers to reconsider the package on offer to staff losing their jobs. He has appealed in particular to chief executive Redmond O’Donoghue to look again at the compensation package on offer. He said the package simply does not reflect the commitments given by staff over the years and the sacrifices they have made over the years for the good of the company.

“People are not happy with the redundancy package on offer to them. I believe that it does not show appreciation for those who are long-time workers in Waterford Glass.