Staff at Bord na Mona have been informed of changes at the company on the back of a record poor peat harvest this year.

The company says any full-time employees whose jobs are affected by the plans will be re-deployed within the company.

Meanwhile 90 office-based employees are facing a cut in their working hours.

Bord na Mona says the peat harvest is running at 37% of what was expected for 2012.

The company says it is unlikely that the shortfall can be recovered in what remains of the harvesting season that typically lasts from May to September.

It says it will be implementing a contingency plan over the next number of months.

This includes measures aimed at managing current peat stocks, revenue increases and cost control initiatives, both pay and non-pay.

In a statement it says that seasonal employees will not be employed in the Feedstock business over the winter months 2012-2013.

105 workers will be affected by the move.

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