DHL to cut 320 staff as 55 jobs go at Cork firm

DELIVERY company DHL is to make 320 staff redundant at one of its businesses by August, while 55 workers will lose their jobs at Cork city-based Option Wireless.

DHL Express is to close seven locations and restructure operations at a further three. The delivery company said it was “repositioning its business in Ireland to adjust to the current economic environment by maximising efficiencies”.

“The proposed measures would result in the strengthening of international express services in and out of Ireland, while scaling back domestic delivery services (inter-Ireland) to a reduced number of contract delivery customers,” a spokesman said.