Talk Talk management to meet with staff today
Management at the Talk Talk call centre in Waterford are to begin meeting staff today, after announcing that the facility will shut down in a month's time.
Jobs Minister Richard Bruton will also meet staff and company representatives when he visits.
Today marks the start of a 30-day consultation period between workers and management at the facility.
Negotiations on a redundancy package will form part of the process for the workers, who are not members of a union.
Minister Bruton yesterday urged the company's chief executive to continue with operations in Waterford or, if they would not consider that, to delay the closure.
Enterprise groups including the IDA are also starting on the process of trying to find replacement jobs.
It is estimated that 3,000 jobs have been lost in the Waterford region in the past four years. The local Chamber of Commerce has warned that the Government take action to prevent Waterford from becoming an unemployment blackspot.
