UPC Ireland, the new parent company of cable operator NTL Ireland and Chorus, says it will be seeking around 350 job redundancies from September. Some job losses had been expected when the two companies merged last year.
A statement from the company said that certain activities, currently undertaken by NTL Ireland, will be transferred to Chorus and vice versa. The main areas affected are customer care, finance, networks and Chorus Sports Channel.
Employees and unions are still in negotiations, and will continue to be until the redundancy process concludes in March 2007, the company said.
The company added that it may be able to create up to 140 new positions in the future.
'Consultations with the workforce and employee representatives regarding this transition are ongoing. The aim is as much as possible to find appropriate alternatives within the new structure for those employees affected but a certain number of redundancies cannot be excluded,' a statement from UPC says.
Meanwhile, union officials at the NTL call centre in Waterford city, which employs around 110 people, told RTE News this evening that the centre is expected to close.
