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16/08/2019
SIPTU To Meet With Avara Liquidators At WRC
SIPTU will attend the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to meet with the the liquidators appointed to Avara Shannon Pharmaceutical Services Ltd.
Ahead of the meeting, SIPTU Sector Organiser, Alan O'Leary, said: "Our aim is to save as many of our members' jobs as possible. Union representatives have regularly engaged with the liquidators from Kirker & Co. and KPMG who were appointed following a ruling by the High Court to put the company into liquidation on 29th July.
"We are insisting that our members are retained in full employment while we await confirmation or otherwise of the potential for a sale of the business. We understand that several potential buyers have expressed an interest in the plant.
"It has been a very complex and difficult round of talks. Issues that have been the focus of discussions include dealing with the pay and conditions of employment of workers and the staffing levels to safely run this pharmaceutical manufacturing plant. A major concern is the retention of key personnel to ensure the safe operation of the plant.
"The union has raised concerns about the consultation process directly with Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys and Minister of State, Pat Breen. We have also formally requested that the statutory 30-day consultation period for dealing with collective redundancies which ended yesterday, Wednesday, 14th August, be extended. A petition containing 8,000 signatures has been gathered supporting this request and we are currently awaiting a formal response from the Minister regarding it."
He added: "In the interim we have referred our concerns to the WRC meeting which will take place tomorrow. The talks are now entering a very sensitive phase and as they are now part of a formal WRC process all sides are precluded from publicly commenting any further on their details until they have been concluded."
Ahead of the meeting, SIPTU Sector Organiser, Alan O'Leary, said: "Our aim is to save as many of our members' jobs as possible. Union representatives have regularly engaged with the liquidators from Kirker & Co. and KPMG who were appointed following a ruling by the High Court to put the company into liquidation on 29th July.
"We are insisting that our members are retained in full employment while we await confirmation or otherwise of the potential for a sale of the business. We understand that several potential buyers have expressed an interest in the plant.
"It has been a very complex and difficult round of talks. Issues that have been the focus of discussions include dealing with the pay and conditions of employment of workers and the staffing levels to safely run this pharmaceutical manufacturing plant. A major concern is the retention of key personnel to ensure the safe operation of the plant.
"The union has raised concerns about the consultation process directly with Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys and Minister of State, Pat Breen. We have also formally requested that the statutory 30-day consultation period for dealing with collective redundancies which ended yesterday, Wednesday, 14th August, be extended. A petition containing 8,000 signatures has been gathered supporting this request and we are currently awaiting a formal response from the Minister regarding it."
He added: "In the interim we have referred our concerns to the WRC meeting which will take place tomorrow. The talks are now entering a very sensitive phase and as they are now part of a formal WRC process all sides are precluded from publicly commenting any further on their details until they have been concluded."
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