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# redundancies

Last month
November 2023
Pfizer to cut 100 jobs at Newbridge plant as it scales down Covid-19 vaccine production
Workers’ union Siptu has requested to meet with the plant’s management in an attempt to save some, or all, jobs.
This year
2023
Montrose site: Taoiseach says RTÉ relocating would carry costs
Some politicians have called for RTÉ to consider selling the site amid ongoing financial woes at the State broadcaster.
Twitter paid out €12.7 million to redundant Dublin employees since Musk purchase
Musk acquired Twitter last October and within weeks, Twitter confirmed that 140 employees at the Dublin base were being made redundant.
Accenture workers to be offered State help as ‘devastating’ 890 redundancies planned
It is said to be one of the biggest single redundancy moves in Ireland in many years.
Accenture to cut 890 jobs in Ireland
The company plans to lay off 2.5% of its global workforce.
PayPal to close Dundalk office and cut 62 jobs from Irish workforce
The company also said it plans to sell its site in Ballycoolin and find a smaller office in Dublin.
Last year
2022
Varadkar: Around 140 redundancies so far at Twitter in Ireland
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar announced that they layoffs were confirmed with the Department of Enterprise.
Over 300 jobs to go at PayPal offices in Dundalk and Blanchardstown
135 jobs in Blanchardstown and 172 jobs in Dundalk will be affected.
All time
RTÉ to increase voluntary redundancies in light of staff rejecting pay cut plans
The broadcaster has also said it is to suppress posts and not replace retirees.
Almost 500 jobs to go as Carphone Warehouse set to close all Irish stores
All 80 stores will close their doors with immediate effect, the company said in a statement.
69 standalone and 12 in-store outlets to shut
Company says employees will be 'fully supported' following announcement
Tánaiste describes news as a 'huge blow'
Phones, plans and contracts: How will the closure of Carphone Warehouse in Ireland affect customers?
Redundancies likely at PayPal's Irish sites as 131 roles to be moved overseas
PayPal has repeatedly stressed its commitment to Ireland, and to its Dundalk and Dublin sites.
Brown Thomas and Arnotts to cut 150 jobs due to impact of Covid-19
The retailers announced the measure in a statement this afternoon.
Airbnb plans to cut 35% of its Dublin workforce with around 190 jobs to go
Employees are being consulted as part of the redundancy process.
Marks and Spencer seeks 97 voluntary redundancies across 7 Irish stores
The retailer has begun a consultation with the trade union Mandate on the voluntary redundancy proposal.
Religious books and gifts company Veritas to close 3 retail stores across the country
It is not yet known how many jobs will be lost.
RTÉ to ask over 250 staff to take redundancy package
The State broadcaster is being restructured internally and attempts are being made to reduce its €20 million deficit.
€4.4 million paid out to staff of TDs who left Leinster House following the last election
199 former staff shared in the redundancy payouts, with eight ex-employees receiving packages worth more than €100,000 apiece.
Businesswoman faces criminal charges in relation to Clerys redundancies
Criminal proceedings commenced at Dublin’s District Court today.
Troubled charity GOAL seeking up to 25 redundancies
The news caps a difficult 2016 for the charity.
Liberty Insurance set to slash 70 jobs in Dublin and Cavan
The redundancies come as part of a restructuring to deal with “challenging market conditions”.
Job losses: Intel workers being told about 'separation programmes'
Meetings are happening on a one-to-one basis today.
"Major blow" for Sligo as vaccine plant to shed nearly half its workforce
Staff at Elanco were told today that 44% of them would lose their jobs.
Aer Lingus is seeking voluntary redundancies
But it’s nothing to do with the takeover bid.
Jobs at risk as Rehab cuts back on fundraising and lotteries activities
As many as 40 jobs could be affected.
Greyhound workers vote to end 14-week lockout
The agreement will see a number of redundancies and a wage reduction of between 15% and 20%.
Transitions Optical warns of 60 redundancies as work moves to Asia
It’s expected that redundancies will be completed by the end of the year.
Staff at Cork office made redundant, asked to train replacements
Stanley Black & Decker is moving 32 accountancy roles to Poland in September.
Bausch and Lomb staff receive letter stating redundancies are the "reality of the state of business"
The company, which is the biggest in Waterford, is seeking up to 200 redundancies.
Waterford's biggest employer is seeking as many as 200 redundancies
Bausch and Lomb has said that “substantial cost reductions” are required at the plant.
Jobs Department denies it withheld Waterford job losses until after the election
Independent TD John Halligan said the Department had been aware of the issue for some time.
Fall in donations hits Bóthar as 7 out of 19 staff made redundant
The founder of the charity described the situation as “regrettable”.
Further Pfizer jobs could be at risk in 2015
However, the pharmaceutical giant will be investing in research and development, potentially negating these losses.
830 jobs to go at Eircom
The company says that it is on target to reduce staff by 2,000 by next June, as the latest tranche of redundancies hits over 800 people.
Hewlett Packard is cutting 280 jobs at its Dublin office
The job losses were announced by the computer company this evening.
Publicans feel 'neglected' by government
Eighty six per cent of publicans are dissatisfied with government support, while 39 per cent have made reductions in staffing levels.
Up to 54 jobs lost as nine Xtra-vision stores to close in Republic
There will also be 11 store closures in Northern Ireland, with a further 58 job losses.
Aer Lingus to seek 100 voluntary redundancies by end of 2013
The airline says increasing losses – of €45.5 million in the first quarter of 2013 – highlight the need to cut staff.
SIPTU expresses anger over ongoing case with Killarney Golf Club
Killarney Golf Club is seeking to make 24 out of 40 staff redundant.
Distribution firm Johnson Brothers to cut 83 jobs in Dublin
The company informed staff of the decision to outsource its warehouse and transport operations today.
Small and medium businesses could* deliver 20,000 jobs
The Small Firms Association makes optimistic prediction for 2013 – *but only if SMEs are “placed at the heart of economic policy”.