‘Change law to stop another Clerys’

Directors of firms who act in the same manner as those behind the Clerys closure should be banned from occupying such positions for five years, according to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU).

ICTU made the appeal for changes to the law at a meeting with Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton, following which the minister said the proposals were now “under active consideration”.

It came as Siptu — the trade union involved in seeking redundancy money for workers at the department store — said it had still not received an acknowledgement of its request for a meeting with the new owners, Natrium Ltd.