Abasebenzi bakwa-Aer Lingus Group Plc bavotele ukuteleka ngenxa yecebo lenkampani yezindiza lokunqamula imisebenzi engaphezu kuka-1,500, kusho iService Industrial Professional Technical Union.

Cishe u-80% wabasebenzi benkampani yezindiza ezinze eDublin abavotele isiteleka, kusho inyunyana isitatimende nge-imeyili izolo.

I-Aer Lingus ihlela ukunciphisa imisebenzi, iqashe abahlinzeki bangaphandle ukuze isebenze phansi futhi imise ukukhushulwa kwamaholo kuze kube sekupheleni kuka-2009 njengengxenye yohlelo lokonga ama-euro ayizigidi ezingu-74 (amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-94.4). Ithi ukuncishiswa kuyadingeka njengoba isidingo sabathengi sincipha.

"Ngifuna ukugcizelela ukuthi sihlale sivulekile ukungena ohlelweni lwezingxoxo zokuxazulula le ngxabano nabaphathi," kusho uGerry McCormack, unobhala wezimboni kule nyunyana, esitatimendeni. "Manje sizokhipha isaziso sokusebenza kwezimboni ngokushesha."

I-Aer Lingus, enikeze abasebenzi kuze kube uDis. 15 ukuthi bamukele ukuthenga, ayitholakalanga ngokushesha ukuze baphawule.

I-Aer Lingus ikhuphuke ngamaphesenti angu-6 ngesonto eledlule, ibiza inkampani ethwala ngama-euro ayizigidi ezingu-608. Isitoko sehle ngamaphesenti angama-45 kulo nyaka.