Cathay Pacific Layoffs | New Air Attendant Contract Exposures Some Employees Need to Reduce Labor Adjustments or Deduct Basic Salary　

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Written by: Chen Shuxia Kong Fanxu

2020-10-21 16:49

Last update date: 2020-10-21 18:50

Cathay Pacific Airways officially announced today (21st) the restructuring plan, including the reduction of 5,300 employees in Hong Kong.

At the same time, Cathay Pacific issued a new contract to the active flight attendants, which stipulated that the salary includes a basic salary and an "extra flight salary" calculated based on the number of flight hours per month.

The employer also announced the adjusted salary level. Both the basic salary and the flight hourly salary are "capped". Taking the first-level cabin crew as an example, the maximum basic salary is 12,600 yuan, plus the flight hourly salary ceiling is 180 yuan, but the latter must fly monthly The hour was over 70 hours before being released.

Some senior employees need to reduce their salaries in disguise.

The terms of the new contract also stipulate that employees will not be recognized for their own "adjustment" hours, and they may also face the consequences of "grain deduction".

The company also stated that if the agreement is signed before next Wednesday, it will receive a transitional arrangement allowance, which varies from 3,000 yuan to 7,000 yuan depending on the rank.

Cathay Pacific sent an email to employees today, including the new contract and employee handbook, explaining the new terms and arrangements. The company stated that the new employment terms will take effect from November 5th, and at the same time, the old contract will be invalidated.

According to the latest contract, flight attendants can enjoy a basic salary, plus an additional flight salary calculated based on the number of flight hours per month.

Cathay Pacific "capped" the basic salary of different ranks. The flight attendant is set at 12,600 yuan, the cabin chief is 18,200 yuan, and the senior cabin chief and cabin service manager are 25,200 yuan and 33,250 yuan respectively.

As for the flight hourly salary ceiling, it ranges from 180 yuan to 475 yuan.

However, if the number of flying hours per month is less than 70 hours, you can only receive a basic salary, and cannot enjoy additional flying salary.

It is worth noting that recently, many flight attendants have been unable to reach 70 hours per month.

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The new contract also explains the promotion criteria. Unlike the old contract, hourly employees can directly receive the minimum hourly wage for the new rank when they are promoted in the past. Taking the first-level flight attendants as an example, some have accumulated enough flying hours, And employees with satisfactory performance, "may have only been flying for 3 years, and have been able to jump directly to the flight chief (FP)"; but the new clause states that when employees are promoted, they will only be promoted based on their current rank and hourly salary A salary increase of 10% to 15%.

In addition, the new contract also "capped" salaries, which means that some senior employees need a salary cut in disguise.

The old monthly salary employees also need to reduce labor, and some cabin service managers need to reduce their salary by more than 10%.

The contract is also "increasingly hot". If a colleague voluntarily "changes the clock", he will exchange the flight "schedule" with his colleague. The flight hours cannot be counted.

The company also stated that if employees fail to meet the minimum flying hours due to "changing the clock", the company can deduct their basic salary.

Employees can return the consent form before next Wednesday. The company stated that if they sign within the specified time, they will receive a transitional arrangement allowance, ranging from 3,000 yuan to 7,000 yuan, depending on the rank.

Some employees speculate that if they do not sign within the time limit or have a chance of not being renewed, "but signing does not mean that they will not be fired, but if they do not sign, if they fire again later, there will be no fat chicken meal ."

The union held a meeting with the management this afternoon to discuss the new contract arrangements for the transitional staff. Wang Simin, chairman of the Cathay Pacific Air Services Staff Association, said that the new contract will take effect on November 5. She pointed out that overall, the basic salary of employees will be reduced by 14% to 36%. , Originally expected to be a short-term transitional contract, but the current version is a long-term contract, which is considered unexpected.

During the meeting, the union had suggested whether it could be reviewed every year or every two years, but the management did not make any commitment.

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