3 December 2009 Edition

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Drinks importer wound up

SIXTY-FIVE staff at drinks importers Galvins’ Wholesale of Blackrock, County Cork, and owners and employees at 52 franchise outlets may pay the price of an alleged excise duty fraud against the company.
Revenue is seeking €6 million from the company, which was wound up by the Dublin High Court last Friday and a provisional liquidator appointed. Galvins owes €3.5 million to Diageo Ireland and €2 milion to Bank of Scotland Ireland.
A representative from Revenue told the High Court that a provisional liquidator would have more power than a receiver to address issues that might arise from the investigation into the alleged fraud.
There were “significant and serious claims” involving customs officers in Ireland, Britain and France, the High Court heard.

 

Permanent TSB jobs no longer permanent

PERMANENT TSB, Irish Life & Permanent finance company’s banking arm, could shed 100 jobs from its 5,000 staff in a voluntary redundancy scheme possibly before Christmas.
Separately, Irish Life Permanent has agreed to pay 2,000 junior and middle-ranking staff earning €55,000 or less a year a 2.5% pay increase this year, backdated to August, and a further 2.5% increase from August 2010.
The increases were proposed by the Labour Relations Commission in a compromise deal to replace normal pay rises due under the ‘national wage agreement’ in the 26 Counties..

 

30 Gweedore hotel jobs at risk

AROUND 30 jobs at the Ostán Na Rosann Hotel and Leisure Centre are in the balance as a liquidator has been appointed to the 46-bedroom hotel in Gweedore, County Donegal.
Difficult trading conditions and “high salary costs” are claimed to be part of the hotel’s problems.

 

Building pickets stonewalled by judge

MEMBERS of the Building and Allied Trades Union (BATU) and former employees of the construction firm P Elliot and Co Ltd have been blocked by the Dublin High Court from picketing a building site in Ballymun.
Workers were made redundant by P Elliot due to the downturn in the building industry and pickets placed on the site but the court heard claims of alleged incidents and assaults.
BATU’s Brendan O’Sullivan asked the court to allow the men to continue a peaceful picket but the company’s lawyers objected, claiming there had been no notice of industrial action and a picket would not be lawful.
The injunction has been continued for another two weeks.


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