Thomas Cook has said it is prepared to resume redundancy talks after regaining possession of its Grafton Street branch in Dublin, which had been occupied by workers since July 31.
The sit-in, staged in protest at the closure of the company’s two branches in the city, came to an end on August 4 when 28 of the protestors were arrested for contempt of a High Court injunction.
The workers were released later the same day after agreeing to comply with any future court orders.
In a statement, Thomas Cook said it was now prepared to re-enter talks with the TSSA trade union and employee representatives.
Thomas Cook UK and Ireland chief executive of mainstream travel Pete Constanti said: “Despite the shocking and outrageous actions and behaviour of staff and the TSSA union, as we pledged before, we are prepared to enter into further talks now the unlawful possession of our property has ceased.
“It is regrettable that the unreasonable and unacceptable terms demanded by the union have directly impacted and potentially disadvantaged staff.”
Thomas Cook announced the closures in May, following losses of around €1 million a year.