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Written by: Yuan Shu
2020-10-29 09:55
Last update date: 2020-10-29 09:55
Cathay Pacific Airways recently announced a reorganization, including the cut of 5,300 employees in Hong Kong. Cathay Dragon Airways ceased operations with immediate effect.
The employees who have not been laid off will need to sign a new contract before the 4th of next month, and their salaries and benefits will be greatly reduced.
The Cathay Pacific Trade Union has met with the employers many times earlier, requesting delays in signing the contract and other demands, but has not received a reply.
Yesterday the trade union met with the Labour Department, saying that the Labour Department had promised to hold a tripartite meeting between the government, trade union and Cathay Pacific, but Cathay Pacific later responded that it would not arrange related meetings.
Cathay Pacific Air Service Staff Union Chairman Wang Simin stated on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millenniums" today (29) that for the time being, he does not plan to meet with Cathay executives anymore, but instead communicates via e-mail. In addition, the union has already applied for a meeting on paper, but does not know the gathering order. I don’t know if it can be approved, but the current situation is unfavorable for employees, saying that "everyone has to try."
Wang Simin, chairman of the Cathay Pacific Air Service Staff Union.
(Data Picture/Photo by Zhang Haowei)
Wang Simin, chairman of the Cathay Pacific Air Service Staff Union, said that the union intends to initiate a rally near Cathay City to express employee demands.
At present, the gathering restriction order is still continuing, and the union said it has already applied for paperwork.
She said that the current situation is not good for employees, and the company is like "poor, but we still have to fight hard, and reiterated that the request to postpone the contract period and the new contract is only a short-term.
She is also worried that this incident will set a precedent. Once the job protection plan ends next month, other companies will follow Cathay Pacific's approach.
Cathay Pacific said earlier that there are already enough employees to sign new contracts. Wang Simin said the union does not have the numbers.
In addition, during the meeting with the Labour Department yesterday, the union expressed the staff’s doubts to the Labour Department and hoped that the Labour Department would arrange a tripartite meeting. However, Cathay Pacific later clarified that it did not arrange a tripartite meeting.
She said that she does not plan to see the management again and will communicate with the company via email.
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