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| Nine hundred workers at Seagate in Limavady have been given details of their redundancy packages. | Nine hundred workers at Seagate in Limavady have been given details of their redundancy packages. |
| It understood they have each been offered six weeks pay for every year they have worked at the plant, but only if they stay until July. | It understood they have each been offered six weeks pay for every year they have worked at the plant, but only if they stay until July. |
| This means the average redundancy package will work out at about £20,000. | |
| If they leave their jobs before then, they will get four weeks pay for every year they have been employed at the factory. | If they leave their jobs before then, they will get four weeks pay for every year they have been employed at the factory. |
| Willie Haywood, from Seagate's Employees' forum, said consultations with management would continue to see if any jobs could possibly be saved. | |
| The plant is closing in the second half of next year. | |
| Staff at the factory were told on Monday they were losing their jobs. | Staff at the factory were told on Monday they were losing their jobs. |
| Seagate has received £12m from Invest Northern Ireland and its predecessor IDB, since 2001. | Seagate has received £12m from Invest Northern Ireland and its predecessor IDB, since 2001. |
| The company's John Spangler said they did everything they could to keep the Limavady factory going. | 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. | "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." | "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. | 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. |
| 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. |