October 15
Wyeth Medica reducing its workforce by 100 in Newbridge, Co Kildare
Pharmaceuticals company Wyeth Medica Ireland announced it will be reducing its workforce by 100 in Newbridge, Co Kildare.
The pharmaceutical company, which employs more than 3,000 people at five different locations, is to cut jobs at its Newbridge facility from 1,300 to 1,050 by the end of 2009. Some 150 of these redundancies were expected as part of a plan announced in 2006. A further 50 or so temporary staff are expected not to have their contracts renewed. Siptu last night criticised Wyeth Medica Ireland (WMI) over its decision to cut the jobs of some 150 permanent and temporary staff members.