Staff begin sit-in over job losses

STAFF at a 4HOME store in north Cork yesterday began a sit-in after being told they were to lose their jobs from the weekend.

The 16 workers at the store in New Square, Mitchelstown, are among a total of 40 who are due to lose their jobs in three closures. Apart from Mitchelstown, 4HOME is also to close stores in Patrick Street in Fermoy with the loss of eight jobs and Annacotty, Co Limerick, with the loss of 16 jobs.

Lorraine O’Brien, of Mandate, representing the workers in Fermoy and Mitchelstown, said in both locations the staff had been brought in and handed their RP50 notices of redundancy and told the stores were to close at the weekend.