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Written by: Chen Jiayi and Huang Yongyu
2020-10-06 13:56
Last update date: 2020-10-06 19:02
Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon abandoned their application for the second phase of the "Protecting Employment" program. Cathay Pacific said earlier that it would announce the restructuring plan in the fourth quarter. Recently, news of layoffs has been reported frequently.
Dragonair's Air Crew Association will meet with the management this afternoon (6th). It is expected to discuss Cathay Pacific's restructuring plan and layoff plan. The union hopes to reflect the opinions of its members.
The union emphasized that it had conducted a questionnaire survey with members earlier, and most of the employees indicated that retaining their positions is a priority and that they are willing to sacrifice benefits and wages when necessary to avoid the company's choice of layoffs.
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Yesterday (5th) Cathay Pacific Air Services staff met with Cathay Pacific management, but after about an hour of meeting, the union said that the meeting had not made much progress, and the management still did not rule out the possibility of large-scale layoffs.
Dragonair Crew Association will meet with the management at 4 this afternoon.
The vice chairman of the association Liang Peiyun said that today’s meeting mainly hopes to reflect the results of the questionnaire survey conducted by the union to members on layoffs and restructuring plans. Most of the interviewed employees indicated that they hope that the management will give priority to job retention and employees when necessary. Willing to sacrifice benefits and wages to avoid large-scale layoffs.
There have been rumors of large-scale layoffs in recent days. Liang Peiyun said that the trade union has not received any specific reorganization plan from Dragonair. The communication with the management is relatively one-way. Most of the time, the trade union only makes suggestions to the management. There can be further communication at today's meeting.
Dragonair Labor Union: Meeting with management did not reach consensus
The meeting lasted about an hour and a half. Liang Peiyun said after the meeting that the trade union explained the findings of the investigation and the wishes of the employees to the management at the meeting, but the management did not have any specific response. For the employees’ demands, only "any plan is still "Choose" in response, no consensus has been reached.
Liang Xu said that he may meet with the management again next week, hoping that Dragonair can provide more specific restructuring plans and arrangements to the employees at that time. "Always focus on employees in this environment and worry about them."
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