B+L to cut 200 jobs at Waterford plant - reports

Bausch + Lomb reportedly plans to cut 200 jobs at its contact lens plant in Waterford, Ireland.

RTÉ News reported that further cost reductions may also be required to keep the plant open, with a proposed 20 per cent pay cut for remaining staff on the table.

Discussions with staff and union representatives were to start next week.

Services Industrial Professional and Technical (SIPTU) sector organiser Alan O’Leary said: ‘The announcement today of 200 job cuts is very bad news for the workers in Bausch + Lomb, Waterford. This development comes at a time when retaining quality manufacturing jobs is a key priority. SIPTU is calling on the government to redouble its efforts to protect jobs in Bausch and Lomb, the largest employer in the South East Region.