Fears for jobs at tech company in Ballincollig raised in the Dáil
Staff at VMware by Broadcom in Ballincollig last week received correspondence from the employer notifying them that the company is “proposing some organisational changes and possible redundancies”.
CONCERNS over possible job cuts at VMware by Broadcom, formerly known as VMware, have been raised in the Dáil.
Two weeks ago, Broadcom Inc - a global technology firm that designs, develops, and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions - announced that it had completed its acquisition of VMware, Inc.
Staff at VMware by Broadcom in Ballincollig last week received correspondence from the employer notifying them that the company is “proposing some organisational changes and possible redundancies”.
Commenting before he raised the matter in the Dáil on Tuesday, Socialist Party TD for Cork North Central, Mick Barry, said there are “widespread concerns” that “deep job cuts” are planned.
“It's terrible that these workers have all this hanging over their heads this Christmas.
“The pay packets at VMware go towards feeding a lot of families and paying a lot of mortgages.
“The jobs are important for Ballincollig and for the wider Cork economy,” Mr Barry said.
Speaking in the Dáil, Mr Barry asked Taoiseach Leo Varadkar if he would request the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, to engage with the new owners on the matter and impress upon them “that each and every one of those jobs is important for the workers and their families, for the town of Ballincollig and for the wider community in Cork city”.
Mr Varadkar said he was personally “not up to date” on the matter but said he would speak to Minister Coveney.
“I know he’ll want to take a particular interest in it, particularly it being in Ballincollig - not too far from him,” he added.
In the correspondence last week, staff at VMware by Broadcom in Ballincollig were informed that a “collective consultation process” with employee representatives would commence.
“Consultation with the representatives will involve discussion about ways of avoiding or reducing the number of redundancies and mitigating the consequences of any redundancies that the company does have to make,” the document issued to staff stated.
The tech company, which opened in Barrack Square, Ballincollig, in 2005 is a major employer in the region.
Sinn Féin TD for Cork North Central, Thomas Gould, said he has also written to Simon Coveney on the matter of possible job losses.
"I have written to Simon Coveney to call on him to impress upon the company the massive skillset of their Ballincollig-based staff and to do everything that can be done to ensure these jobs are saved,” he said.
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