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| Visteon eviction case adjourned | |
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| A legal attempt to remove workers from the Visteon plant in west Belfast has been adjourned at the High Court. | |
| The administrators of Visteon wanted the court to order the eviction of the former workers of the car parts plant. | |
| Two hundred employees have staged a sit-in at the plant since they were made redundant three weeks ago. | Two hundred employees have staged a sit-in at the plant since they were made redundant three weeks ago. |
| They say they were given guarantees on pay and conditions when the firm split from Ford and will only leave the plant when they are offered an adequate deal. | They say they were given guarantees on pay and conditions when the firm split from Ford and will only leave the plant when they are offered an adequate deal. |
| The administrator KPMG says the workers must leave the site. | The administrator KPMG says the workers must leave the site. |
| A hearing on Tuesday over the eviction was also adjourned. | |
| Nearly 600 jobs were lost at Visteon's three plants in the UK - 210 in Belfast - with staff being given less than an hour's notice. | Nearly 600 jobs were lost at Visteon's three plants in the UK - 210 in Belfast - with staff being given less than an hour's notice. |
| KPMG said it had no alternative but to close the factories. It said the business had never been profitable and Visteon UK's reported losses totalled £669m. | KPMG said it had no alternative but to close the factories. It said the business had never been profitable and Visteon UK's reported losses totalled £669m. |