Fears for up to 850 jobs ahead of Aviva briefings

UP to 850 Aviva insurance workers across the country are likely to find out today that they are losing their jobs.

It is not known whether the expected redundancies will be compulsory or voluntary. The workers were due to be given the full details at a 10am briefing in the Dublin, Cork and Galway offices.

Aviva employs 2,000 staff in its three Irish offices and, aside from the 850 redundancies, 300 jobs are also likely to be outsourced, insiders believe.