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DISTRIBUTION FIRM JOHNSON Brothers has announced that it is making 83 employees at its plant in west Dublin redundant.
Management called employees to a meeting this afternoon to inform them of a “significant development within the company” with new arrangements necessitating the loss of 83 jobs in its warehouse and transport operations.
This function within the company is being outsourced to an external provider with the company’s 200 other staff not affected by the announcement.
Johnson Brothers is a sales and marketing, merchandising distribution and logistics provider based in Ballymount in west Dublin. It has been in operation since 1893.
The company said today that it expected its workforce to be reduced to 200 from 283 by the end of this month.
“Discussions with employee representatives are to commence immediately,” the company added in a statement.
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Hopefully those being made redundant will find themselves new positions as soon as possible.
@those who are loosening their jobs, Keep it positive at all times.
*loosing*
Sounds like what happened the Tesco Drivers ” your jobs have been outsourced, this is your new Boss and your new conditions of employment ” take it or leave it ! It is a disgraceful way to treat people.
It’s better to have a job and the dignity that goes with it then none at all
Sounds a lot like the company i work for. End of year profits best for years, beaten all sales targets, but cutting staff by 50% not because we are or ever look like dropping profits but because when the factories in Thailand northern india and poland are not on strike over poor pay and conditions they can produce slightly cheaper than we can. We are but a number my friends.
Spot on chuck ,its happening with the mobile telcos already,quick to take the corporate tax benefits and quicker to send off the work to India,Egypt,Newry etc
Thats weird a family member of mine works there and he said this was the busiest year in a long time.
Not a great start to 2013 for some. Hopefully that’s the last of job loses in private sector this year
Woodstock Hotel in Ennis made 60 odd people redundant this evening
Dreamer or naive?
Surely TUPE (transfer of undertakings) legislation would apply under these circumstances….. Hope the staff get some good legal representation and fight their corner
88,000 new visas issued to Ireland this year from out side the EU more cheap labour
The problem with transport & logistics in this country is we cant compete with our european counterparts. Too much regulation & costs are too high. We may get used to this as many of these companies are now moving to eastern Europe. Same job being done for less money.
well its the only way that you can cut costs when you have a fleet of trucks and transport your own goods …out source …less costs and headaches ….
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