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Cathay Pacific states that "enough" employees have signed the new contract

2020-10-24T07:05:45.332Z


Cathay Pacific announced that it will cut 8,500 positions, including 2,000 Cathay Pacific flight attendants. Employees who have not been fired will be awarded new contracts. The terms include salary reductions and reduced benefits. The Air Service Workers’ Union once referred to an unequal treaty. The union met with the management for five hours yesterday (23rd) and did not reach a consensus. Cathay Pacific issued an internal notice to its employees, stating that if employees do not sign a new contract before the 4th of next month, the company will carry out termination procedures. It also mentioned that employees who have signed a new contract are sufficient to handle flights until next year. The chairman of the labor union Wang Simin criticized the company for intimidating employees, and expressed disappointment that the company had stated that it could not change the terms of the new contract before the meeting.


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Written by: Chen Jiayi

2020-10-24 14:59

Last update date: 2020-10-24 14:59

Cathay Pacific announced that it will cut 8,500 positions, including 2,000 Cathay Pacific flight attendants. Employees who have not been fired will be awarded new contracts. The terms include salary reductions and reduced benefits.

The Air Service Workers’ Union once referred to an unequal treaty. The union met with the management for five hours yesterday (23rd) and did not reach a consensus.

Cathay Pacific issued an internal notice to its employees, stating that if employees do not sign a new contract before the 4th of next month, the company will carry out termination procedures. It also mentioned that employees who have signed a new contract are sufficient to handle flights until next year.

The chairman of the labor union Wang Simin criticized the company for intimidating employees, and expressed disappointment that the company had stated that it could not change the terms of the new contract before the meeting.

Cathay Pacific issued new contracts to employees who have not been dismissed. The terms include salary cuts and reduced benefits.

The air service staff met with the management for five hours yesterday.

Cathay Pacific sent an internal notice to employees before the meeting began yesterday, stating that the company is unable to change the terms of the contract. If the employees do not sign a new contract before the 4th of next month, the company will proceed to terminate the employment process.

Wang Simin, chairman of the Air Services Staff Association, met with the media after the meeting and expressed disappointment. "We have not entered the room, so we have nothing to do with it." He said on the spot that "the practice should not be the same."

The internal notice mentioned that the employees who have signed the new contract are sufficient to handle the flight until next year.

The chairman of the trade union Wang Simin criticized that, as an employee, the company felt that the company was intimidating employees, "I want everyone to sign early."

Cathay Pacific encourages employees to take into account the global economic environment, especially the aviation industry, and hopes that employees sign new contracts before the deadline, and there will be additional financial assistance for signing within 7 days.

Union Chairman Wang Simin criticized Cathay Pacific for intimidating employees by issuing internal notices. He expressed disappointment that the company had stated that it was not allowed to change the terms of the new contract before the meeting.

(Profile picture/Photo by Zhang Haowei)

Union Chairman Wang Simin said that at the meeting, it was reported to the company that the new contract is only a short-term request. The delay of the contract deadline for employees to consider, thinks that 14 days is too short, there are many problems that have not been resolved, and that transitional financial assistance is given to all new contracts Staff etc.

The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Law Chi-kwong, stated on the RTHK program "Saturday Accountability" today (24) that the recovery of the aviation industry is unknown. Operators have different estimates and will consider long-term company operations. Cathay Pacific layoffs are a commercial decision.

He said, "From the perspective of the Bureau of Labor and Welfare, we are all trying to help the people affected by this shift as much as possible. We hope that there will be many methods and flexibility in operation that can protect the company and fully take care of the rights and interests of employees." He called on both employers and employees to have a discussion. If employers want to cancel the original contract and change to a new contract, theoretically the law cannot be regulated. What the government can do is to ensure that the employer provides compensation to the affected employees in accordance with relevant arrangements. .

Luo Zhiguang pointed out that the Labour Department has received more than a hundred inquiries about layoffs, most of which are related to rights and interests. There are also a few cases about job hunting.

Luo Zhiguang, director of the Bureau of Labor and Welfare, said that Cathay Pacific’s layoffs were a commercial decision.

(Information Picture/Photo by Lu Yiming)

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