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Written by: Chen Shuxia and Liang Huanmin
2020-12-11 12:51
Last update date: 2020-12-11 12:52
The global epidemic continues and the aviation industry is frozen. Following Cathay Pacific’s major layoffs, Hong Kong Airlines has followed suit.
Hong Kong Airlines announced today (11th) the layoffs, involving 250 cabin attendants. This is another "sword" to employees after cutting 400 people in February this year.
Hong Kong Airlines has previously required employees to take unpaid leave voluntarily, and has also applied for the "Protected Employment" plan to save the lives of the dead, in order to reduce operating costs. Unfortunately, it is still difficult to escape the layoffs.
Some labor unions criticized that after applying for the "Ensure Employment" plan, Hong Kong Airlines made mass dismissals immediately. Obviously, there are signs to be found. The layoff list also includes employees who have not taken unpaid leave voluntarily. "But it doesn’t mean that colleagues who are willing to ride through the difficult times will not be cut off afterwards."
A Hong Kong Airlines spokesperson said that as the new coronavirus epidemic continues to affect its business, about 250 Hong Kong Airlines cabin attendants were laid off today (11th).
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Hong Kong Airlines issued an internal announcement to employees this morning that the epidemic has continued to impact the aviation industry. In response to travel restrictions and reduced market demand, continuous adjustments will not only greatly affect the company’s revenue, but also reduce the company’s air crew for the foreseeable future. And the needs of employees, and therefore make difficult layoff decisions.
The company also stated that it will first provide full assistance to affected employees and will continue to maintain safe, reliable and passenger-oriented operations.
It is understood that the dismissal compensation will follow the minimum standard of the labor law, that is, one month’s notice in lieu of payment, together with the payment of tail grains and annual leave compensation, "no more and no less." A Hong Kong Airlines employee revealed that there are many not this time. Colleagues participating in the employer’s unpaid leave program received the "big envelope", while the chairman of the Trade Union, Wu Miner, believes that even employees who are willing to spend time with the company will not be guaranteed a "gold medal exemption". Coming first is the cheapest.” She also pointed out that once employees who have received unpaid leave are laid off in the future, due to the reduction in available salary and a disguised salary reduction, the amount of compensation will also "shrink".
She continued that as a large company, Hong Kong Airlines should have sufficient reserves to cope with business adversities. However, after applying for the "Employment Protection" program, it immediately slashed its employees. "After all the licks, it announced layoffs and speculation." It is equivalent to announcing that the "Protecting Employment" program has failed and has failed to work. "The government can speculate on people for no reason." She believes that the Hong Kong government should promptly introduce targeted unemployment assistance to assist the laid-off workers in the transition. .
Both Hong Kong Airlines applied for two phases of the "Ensure Employment" program, receiving 77.19 million and 77.12 million subsidies respectively. At that time, they promised that the number of salaried employees was 2940.
After the "Ensure Employment" plan was announced at the end of November, there was a wave of layoffs in many industries.
Wu Miner also pointed out that the aviation industry has been hit hard by the epidemic, and the world is shut down due to customs closures. The industry will only shrink more and more. Some national-level or financially strong aviation companies can only support it. "Not to mention the hollow old man of Hong Kong Airlines. ，Financial sorrow.” She believes that the suspension of Hong Kong’s shipping is just around the corner, “unless the government merges (merger) to the Greater Bay Area.”
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) earlier predicted that global aviation will recover until 2024, but she is not optimistic, and believes that airlines will have layoffs.
A Hong Kong Airlines spokesperson said that as the new coronavirus epidemic continues to affect its business, about 250 Hong Kong Airlines cabin attendants were laid off today (11th).
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A spokesperson for Hong Kong Airlines said that due to the continuous impact of the new coronavirus epidemic on its business, about 250 Hong Kong Airlines flight attendants were laid off today (11th). Hong Kong Airlines explained that the travel restrictions in the past year have made the scale of operations continued and Major adjustments will not only greatly affect income, but it is also expected that the demand for cabin attendants will also decrease in the foreseeable future.
Hong Kong Airlines continued to point out that the company will provide compensation for all affected cabin crew members in accordance with the terms of the employment contract and labor laws.
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