Labour Court recommends €8,000 minimum severance for Ericsson workers

The Labour Court recommended that the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union accept L M Ericsson Ireland Limited’s severance package, with a minimum payment of €8,000 for each worker made redundant. The recommendation was signed on 10 July 2009. The company had decided to close its Dublin research and development unit, affecting 300 employees, and transfer its activities elsewhere. The union sought improved terms, including a training grant and additional payment for compulsory redundancies. The Court said a training grant was not appropriate in the circumstances. The €8,000 minimum was to apply to those being made redundant.