Workers at the ill-fated Buncrana call-centre which closed earlier today have been given a glimmer of hope.
It follows a move by Deputy Joe McHugh who has secured them a meeting with the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) and Enterprise Ireland and Assetco Managed Services in Buncrana next Tuesday.
Speaking to Donegal Daily this evening, Deputy McHugh confirmed he has arranged for Assetco workers to meet with the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA).
Earlier today Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton intervened at Deputy McHugh’s request to formally instruct Enterprise Ireland, NERA and the Department of Social Protection to definitively establish the rights of the workers affected by yesterday’s announcement.
Deputy McHugh said “Following on from my discussions with Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton TD last night and today about the concerns of Assetco employees, I have asked Enterprise Ireland & the National Employment Rights Authority to meet with representatives of Assetco employees and with Assetco Managed Services. I will attend this meeting, which will take place in Buncrana next Tuesday.
“Yesterday’s announcement is very distressing for Assetco employees and for the employees’ families. Information Officers from NERA will attend the meeting next Tuesday, and will meet with individual workers in order to provide them with information regarding employment rights entitlements.”
The move follows the closure of the Assetsco centre on the IDA Business Park in Lisfannon with the loss of 30 jobs.
Workers claim they have not been given a redundancy package and that a deal worth €68,500 between 29 workers had since been withdrawn.
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