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| FG Wilson staff set for lay offs | FG Wilson staff set for lay offs |
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| Workers at County Antrim engineering firm FG Wilson are to be laid off without pay on a temporary basis. | Workers at County Antrim engineering firm FG Wilson are to be laid off without pay on a temporary basis. |
| A spokesman said the lay offs were being made to avoid redundancies and would take effect on 1 June to match production time to demand. | A spokesman said the lay offs were being made to avoid redundancies and would take effect on 1 June to match production time to demand. |
| He said the company had yet to decide how many staff this would affect. | He said the company had yet to decide how many staff this would affect. |
| The company, which was founded in 1966 and acquired by US firm Caterpillar in 1999, has factories in Larne, Springvale and Monkstown. | |
| "FG Wilson continues to work hard to minimise the need for compulsory redundancies by fully investigating alternatives," a company statement said. | "FG Wilson continues to work hard to minimise the need for compulsory redundancies by fully investigating alternatives," a company statement said. |
| "The details of precisely who this will impact and how it will be implemented are the subject of ongoing consultation with employees and their representatives and will be communicated to employees as soon as possible." | "The details of precisely who this will impact and how it will be implemented are the subject of ongoing consultation with employees and their representatives and will be communicated to employees as soon as possible." |
| "We regret this action is necessary, however, it is ultimately in the long-term interests of our business." | "We regret this action is necessary, however, it is ultimately in the long-term interests of our business." |
| In April the company announced, that a total of 95 workers were to be made redundant at the firm. | In April the company announced, that a total of 95 workers were to be made redundant at the firm. |
| In January, the company said it was making 250 people redundant, and a month earlier it laid off more than 180 agency workers. | In January, the company said it was making 250 people redundant, and a month earlier it laid off more than 180 agency workers. |