Bupa staff in 'save our jobs' plea to Harney

The 300 workers at Bupa Ireland’s base in Fermoy, Cork today pleaded with the Minister for Health, Mary Harney, to safeguard their jobs.

Minister Harney confirmed that a legal loophole, which would have allowed the Quinn Group to take over Bupa’s base, staff and customers and avoid making risk equalisation payments to the Vhi for three years, was closed.