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Written by: Huang Yongyu
2020-11-01 16:47
Last update date: 2020-11-01 16:47
The new crown pneumonia epidemic continues. Following Cathay Pacific’s announcement of substantial layoffs, Plaza Premium Asia Airport Service Management Group also broke the news of layoffs!
The group will lay off some front-line employees from December, and sent a letter to the laid-off employees a few days ago, and will issue payment in lieu of notice and severance pay in accordance with labor laws. According to sources, more than 100 people will be affected.
Looking through the information, the group received more than 16 million in the two-phase guarantee employment plan.
Plaza Airport Service Management Group responded to "Hong Kong 01" inquiries, stating that some frontline employees have been sacked since December, but the exact number and position were not disclosed.
It is rumored that Plaza Premium International Airport Service Management Group, which operates VIP lounges at the airport, will lay off more than 100 people from December.
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Affected by the epidemic, the aviation industry has fallen into an ice age. Following Cathay Pacific’s announcement of a substantial cut of 5,300 employees in Hong Kong, Plaza Premium Airport Service Management Group, which operates VIP lounges at the airport, will also lay off more than 100 employees since December. Since Friday (30th), notices from the Ministry of Personnel have been successively received.
It is understood that after receiving the employment guarantee subsidy in June, Uniasia asked employees to sign a half-year temporary contract with a half-year voluntary salary reduction on the grounds of "together with the difficulties". As a result, employee severance payments and long-term service payments will be greatly reduced.
Two phases of guaranteed employment received more than 16.56 million subsidies to
look up the information. The Plaza Airport Service Management Group, including Plaza Premium Lounge, Plaza Plaza Service Management and Plaza Plaza Business Services Co., Ltd., have applied for two periods of guaranteed employment plan. From June to November for half a year, the amount of subsidies received exceeded 16.56 million, and the number of people promised to be paid was 321.
Plaza Premium Airport Service Management Group received more than 16 million subsidies under the Employment Guarantee Program.
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Round-: December severance portion of the front-line staff
Plaza Premium Service Management Group refers reply, appreciate and cherish over the years to pay staff, but based on the epidemic situation continues, as with the global tourism industry, the Group's business in the Hong Kong International Airport Demand has been directly affected in the past few months. In order to ensure the continuity of operations, some front-line employees have been sacked since December.
The group emphasized that it will issue payment in lieu of notice and severance pay in accordance with labor laws, and will try its best to provide counseling or assistance to affected employees, but it did not respond to the number of affected employees and their positions.
Wang Yulai, the coordinator of the Trade Union Union, said that the trade union has not received any requests for help from employees for the time being, but is concerned about the calculation methods of severance pay and long-term service payment.
He also believes that Cathay Pacific’s layoffs are quite marked. In addition, after November, the employment guarantee plan will end. "Many employers hang their lives by guaranteeing employment, but the epidemic is not at all troubled." He is worried that similar incidents will come one after another and urge the government to launch it as soon as possible. Unemployment assistance measures "save people."
When responding to enquiries, the Labour Department stated that it is concerned about the incident. If the affected employees have questions about their employment rights, they can go to the branch offices of the Labour Relations Division of the Labour Department for assistance.
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