Labour Court recommends revised redundancy terms at Diamond Innovations

The Labour Court recommended changes to redundancy terms for workers at Diamond Innovations Ireland Operations, which was closing its Clonshaugh plant and moving operations to Ohio. The recommendation, signed on 31 May 2013, said statutory redundancy entitlement should be excluded when calculating the severance cap, provided workers fully cooperated with an orderly wind-down. The Court recommended that the workers accept the employer’s severance proposals in full and final settlement, subject to that adjustment. The Services Industrial Professional Technical Union, TEEU and Unite had sought enhanced terms, including an additional €2,000 service payment for all workers; the company said its offer matched earlier packages and cited losses and pension costs.