Aer Lingus workers hit by US move vote to reject exit deal
Complaints staff at Aer Lingus who face having their jobs moved to America have voted to reject a compromise plan drawn up by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). The airline informed its guest relations department before Christmas that it planned to move the entire function to a new US-based Aer Lingus guest relations hub by the end of this month. About 20 staff are affected by the decision but staff and unions had expressed concern that the plan was a move towards outsourcing small sections of the airline's ground-handling operation - something that the airline has rejected. After the announcement, trade union officials told management that the manner in which the Dublin-based jobs were to be eliminated was "unprecedented" in the airline's history. <br/>
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Aer Lingus workers hit by US move vote to reject exit deal
Complaints staff at Aer Lingus who face having their jobs moved to America have voted to reject a compromise plan drawn up by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). The airline informed its guest relations department before Christmas that it planned to move the entire function to a new US-based Aer Lingus guest relations hub by the end of this month. About 20 staff are affected by the decision but staff and unions had expressed concern that the plan was a move towards outsourcing small sections of the airline's ground-handling operation - something that the airline has rejected. After the announcement, trade union officials told management that the manner in which the Dublin-based jobs were to be eliminated was "unprecedented" in the airline's history. <br/>