dayshah wrote: » If they had a strong union they could threaten to frustrate the exit unless they got a decent redundancy. I think this is a terrible blow for Waterford. For every job there is probably 2 or 3 spin off jobs in pubs and shops and so on. I understand people are upset. But I'm really pissed off with people calling Waterford and Ireland a dump. If they don't like the place they can either try fix it or leave. We can't keep blaming 'the politicians' for everything if we are the ones that elect them. Ireland is going through a tough time, but I'd far rather be here than in North England or Eastern Germany.
Finnbar01 wrote: » Do you understand what you are talking about? Militant unions have done nothing for us but caused job loses.
mitresize5 wrote: » Limerick man but gutted for the people of Waterford. People in Limerick can relate to it in a way as Dell made approx 2,000 people redundant in the Mid West two years ago. Its had an absolutely devastating effect to the region and to be honest Limerick, like Waterford, is a city on its knees The only silver lining was that the ex Dell workers got a grant for the EU of about 9K each (pro-rata) to re-train, not a handout, exclusively for training purposes. This has allowed a lot of them re-skill and get jobs else where..... I hope something similar is in the pipeline for Waterford
Partizan wrote: » Anyone see Halligan on the news spoofing away. FFS is this the best that our political representatives can muster up?
jmcc wrote: » Could have been worse. It might have been some useless FFer waffling away about taking hard decisions. Regards...jmcc
Partizan wrote: » Not as bad as Ciara Conway's press releasehttp://www.labour.ie/press/listing/1315413363232937.html :rolleyes:
Labour T.D. for Waterford, Ciara Conway has said that today's job losses at Talk Talk in Waterford are a huge blow to the South East region. "This is a dark day for Waterford, and I want to offer my sincere sympathies to the workers at Talk Talk and their families," said Deputy Conway. "I will be sitting down with my Government colleagues, and our Cabinet Ministers to discuss how we can make job creation in Waterford and the South East a priority. "For too long the South East has been ignored, and jobs have been allowed haemorrhage from the region. "That's not good enough, and it's time for a change. Waterford is a huge population centre, with excellent facilities for any company, and a well educated workforce - and we need to use that to our advantage
letsbet wrote: » Amazing statement alright from Ciara Conway. She's only getting around to discussing jobs for Waterford now. "It's time for a change" - I suppose before today we had close to full employment in Waterford did we?!!! Incredible!
fricatus wrote: » Yeah for some reason both Limerick and Waterford always seem to get the sh1tty end of the stick when it comes to government. Galway seems to be successive governments' favourite child. What's in the water up there that they seem to have a job announcement every two weeks? It proves that with political will over a long time, they can boost a place. Pity they wouldn't start doing that for Waterford :mad:
Psychedelic wrote: » In fairness to them the decision to close TalkTalk in Wateford has nothing to do with them, and this news has only just broke in the last couple of hours. What do you think they can do? Save the jobs?
scout353 wrote: » Absolutely gutted for everyone at talk talk. And i know it's only a small thing but I am a talk talk phone customer and I am cancelling my account with them today as a gesture of my support for the employees. Couldn't stand to be a customer of a company that treats my fellow Waterfordians with such contempt! And I hear that Talk Talk is owned by Digiweb which is owned by a Waterford man!
Kanoe wrote: » says it all reallyhttp://waterfordwhispersnews.com/article.php?id=351
Bards wrote: » I believe Talk Talk is actually owned by The Carphone Warehouse or vice versa, Digiweb used Talk Talk to handle their Customer Service calls AFAIK
ALMOST 600 call centre workers are losing their jobs because their work can be done for a tenth of the cost in Asia. Stunned employees were in tears as they left the Talk Talk building in Waterford last night, after being told they face the dole in 30 days. Their work will be switched to the Philippines and India, where customer service agents earn less than €2,400 a year. Staff in the Waterford centre, which employs 575 people, have been earning up to €30,000 a year doing the same job.
Yesterday's announcement takes redundancies in the city to more than 2,000 in the past three years, creating the worst unemployment blackspot in the country.
Boooourns wrote: » Yes of course, large companies have shut down in Ireland and moved to places like India because of the unions. Let's not talk about the docker strike which blacklisted this city and gave it a terrible reputation.
Boooourns wrote: » Yes of course, large companies have shut down in Ireland and moved to places like India because of the unions.
jonnyfingers wrote: » From Talk Talk's statement they seem to be blaming the Euro currency for helping them make the decision to close down the office. Yet more evidence that being in the Euro is not doing Ireland any good.
letsbet wrote: » The currency excuse is complete BS.
Finnbar01 wrote: » http://www.independent.ie/national-news/talk-talk-600-jobs-go-to-asia-where-wages-are-90-pc-lower-2870610.html Does anyone know the unemployment rate in Waterford? Let's not talk about the docker strike which blacklisted this city and gave it a terrible reputation. At the end of the day, it is a business they are running and if they can cut costs, they will do it. However, while these place provide cheap labour, the language barriers make for angry customers which in turn, means less business in the future.
Let's not talk about the docker strike which blacklisted this city and gave it a terrible reputation.
decies wrote: » Very sorry to hear this , Waterford politicians time to step up to the plate NOW!!!
