315 jobs to go at Teva in Waterford

Teva Pharmaceuticals has announced 315 jobs are to go at its plant in Waterford.

More than 300 jobs are being cut at a multinational pharmaceutical plant in the south-east, the latest massive jobs blow for the region.

Teva Pharmaceuticals in Waterford, one of the sector’s top 20 firms, called employees into a meeting at its manufacturing plant this morning to announce the lay-offs.