This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/8035060.stm
The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Previous version
1
Next version
Version 0 | Version 1 |
---|---|
Court backs Visteon eviction bid | |
(about 6 hours later) | |
An eviction order has been granted against former workers occupying the Visteon car parts factory in Belfast. | |
Administrators KPMG went to the High Court seeking authorisation to force out those staging a sit-in at the plant since being made redundant in March. | |
At the weekend, workers voted to accept a redundancy deal but said they would stay in the factory until the money was in their bank accounts. | |
Mr Justice Deeny granted the order following two adjournments. | |
Almost 600 jobs were lost at Visteon's three plants in the UK - 210 at Finaghy in Belfast - with staff being given less than an hour's notice. | |
KPMG said it had no alternative but to close the factories. | 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. | It said the business had never been profitable and Visteon UK's reported losses totalled £669m. |
But staff said they were given little notice of the closure, claiming they were given guarantees on pay and conditions when the company split from Ford nine years ago. | |
Two hundred employees have been involved in the sit-in. | |
The eviction order now means the administrators can go to the Enforcement of Judgments Office if they want to act on it. |
Previous version
1
Next version