Bord na Móna has confirmed that after an unprecedented fall in commercial revenues and a collapse in their horticultural sales, the company is to lay off 230 employees.
The company said the workers affected would include management, permanent and seasonal employees. It said that all of those impacted will continue to receive 100% of basic pay while the company avails of the wage subsidy scheme introduced during the Covid-19 emergency.
The decision has been criticised by the Bord na Móna group of unions, which said the decision would hit the wages of workers heavily and was not necessary as a decision on the summer harvest is expected in the next three weeks.