Talks on Braun jobs to resume today

Unions representing workers at the Braun plant in Carlow are due to resume talks with company management today in an effort to avoid up to 600 lay-offs.

Braun placed around 600 of its 750 staff in Carlow on protective notice earlier this week as part of an industrial relations dispute.

The company made the move after a number of employees began refusing to work overtime as part of the dispute over redundancy payments.