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Pay freezes proposed in rescue plan for Tara Mines

Swedish owner of Tara Mines has said it is among most expensive globally to operate and has proposed significant changes to existing conditions

Tara Mines: largest mine in Europe has been closed since last June

The owner of Tara Mines has proposed a pay freeze for remaining staff this year as part of a plan to radically slash its costs and keep the Co Meath facility open, the Business Post has learned.

Boliden, the Swedish firm that owns the mine, entered talks at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) on Tuesday with unions representing staff at the facility – which has been closed since last June – in a bid to ...