Servisair has issued protective notice to more than 250 of its employees at Dublin Airport but the company’s operations at Cork, Shannon and Belfast will not be affected.
Servisair, which provides cargo, courier and ground-handling services to airlines, will be making 13 people redundant at its Dublin base, while the remainder of staff will be put on protective notice.
A programme of rationalisation has already been completed at its other operations in Ireland as the company pursues measures to increase greater workforce flexibility.
However, SIPTU which represents many of the 272 staff on protective notice are concerned that further redundancies may ensue. It says it is disappointed at the announcement following month-long discussions between union and management on a company restructuring plan.
The company say SIPTU rejected proposals on restructuring, which included redundancies, put forward last Monday.
Servisair blames the global downturn in the aviation industry for the troubles at the company.