Recruitment website, Indeed, has been accused of acting in bad faith in relation to proposals to make up to 200 workers at its Irish operations redundant.
The Financial Services Union (FSU) claims the company is trying to "shut down" the statutory consultation process midway through the required thirty-day phase.
In response the company has said it is following all legal requirements.
Indeed announced on March 22nd that it plans to cut 15% of its workforce or 2,200 jobs globally.
The company has 1,400 Irish staff and according to the FSU 200 of those positions are under threat.
The union claims the 30-day consultation period between the business and the staff representatives only began on March 31st.
"The statutory consultation period has only reached a mid-way point and company management are already seeking to shut down the process," said Gareth Murphy, Head of Industrial Relations with the FSU.
"The process is being pushed by the company as quickly as possible and this is adding to increased stress levels for staff."
"Indeed, is not living up to its own stated company values which talk about supporting employees and valuing staff."
He added that there is no agreement between the two sides and the redundancy package on offer is not sufficient.
As a result the union, which represents some workers at the firm, is calling for Indeed to respect the full 30-day consultation period.
It also wants any necessary redundancies to be led by a voluntary process in the first instance, carried out over a short timeframe.
The union also claims a fair and generous enhanced redundancy package needs to be on offer, which takes account of the Irish market conditions, the cost of living and the needs of employees.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the company said Indeed is following all legal requirements.
"We cannot comment further on the ongoing consultation process in Ireland," they said.
