Glanbia’s plan to redeploy staff goes ahead

GLANBIA yesterday began to operate its redeployment plan for staff following the fire that destroyed its pigmeat processing plant in Edenderry, Co Offaly.

The company offered alternative employment to all 280 employees while it continues to assess the full impact of the fire that extensively damaged the plant early last Sunday morning.

Workers accepted the plan at a general meeting. Sixty employees have now been redeployed to the Glanbia-operated Parkmore site in Roscrea, a one-hour journey from Edenderry. Arrangements to bus them daily to and from the Tipperary site began at 6am yesterday.