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| Seagate staff hear lay-off plans | Seagate staff hear lay-off plans |
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| More than 900 workers losing their jobs at a County Londonderry computer company are to receive details of the redundancy terms being offered to them. | More than 900 workers losing their jobs at a County Londonderry computer company are to receive details of the redundancy terms being offered to them. |
| Staff at Seagate in Limavady were told on Monday they were losing their jobs. | Staff at Seagate in Limavady were told on Monday they were losing their jobs. |
| Seagate, which has received £12m from Invest Northern Ireland and its predecessor IDB since 2001, will close in the second half of next year. | Seagate, which has received £12m from Invest Northern Ireland and its predecessor IDB since 2001, will close in the second half of next year. |
| The company's John Spangler said they did everything they could to keep the Limavady factory going. | |
| "We wanted to make a go of it, we've investigated numerous ways to keep that plant open and we want to keep it open for the next nine months," he said. | |
| "Hopefully we can come up with some ideas that still might save it but right now it doesn't look viable." | |
| Employment Minister Sir Reg Empey has said the NI Executive would do all it could to help workers find new jobs. | |
| "I am making arrangements for my department to provide assistance through our district and local offices and local employer contact team," he said. | "I am making arrangements for my department to provide assistance through our district and local offices and local employer contact team," he said. |
| Politicians met with company management on Monday night to hear details of the packages on offer to employees. | Politicians met with company management on Monday night to hear details of the packages on offer to employees. |
| East Londonderry assembly member George Robinson said he hoped the company would offer employees redundancy packages which reflected their hard work and loyalty. | East Londonderry assembly member George Robinson said he hoped the company would offer employees redundancy packages which reflected their hard work and loyalty. |
| "We are fairly confident from a management point of view that they will do their best to look after each and every worker," the DUP representative said. | "We are fairly confident from a management point of view that they will do their best to look after each and every worker," the DUP representative said. |
| The American company has had a base in Limavady for the last decade. | The American company has had a base in Limavady for the last decade. |
| However, it has a plant in Malaysia which is due to start operations in the new year. | However, it has a plant in Malaysia which is due to start operations in the new year. |
| It will make the computer components currently being made in Limavady. | It will make the computer components currently being made in Limavady. |