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Visteon eviction case adjourned | Visteon eviction case adjourned |
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A legal attempt to remove workers from the Visteon plant in west Belfast was adjourned at the High Court for the second time in a week on Friday. | |
The administrators of Visteon wanted the court to order the eviction of the former workers at the car parts plant. | |
Two hundred employees have staged a sit-in since they were made redundant three weeks ago. | |
The judge said the occupiers needed more time to organise their case against eviction. | |
The case will now be heard on 6 May. | |
A small number of former Visteon workers held a protest outside the High Court. | |
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. |
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. |