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Written by: Huang Weilun
2021-02-26 19:20
The last update date: 2021-02-26 19:34
NWFB and Citybus lay off again!
Following the layoffs of more than 10 civilians before the Lunar New Year, more than 40 people on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month (26th) "worse the cruel chicken".
According to the news obtained by "Hong Kong 01", the laid-off employees all come from the logistics department, including the training department, operation department, insurance department, etc. In addition to civilian employees, engineers and coaches are also targeted.
Lin Jinbiao, chairman of the NWFB Workers Union, described that, except for the frontline coaches, almost all departments of the two buses have been laid off. He criticized the management for being "very ruthless" and had not discussed with the union beforehand.
He bluntly stated that the current employees of the company are "worried and unwilling to work."
He also said that although the two buses have not yet fired the captain, the captain needs the assistance of logistics staff, otherwise the service may be affected.
Huida Transportation, the parent company of the two bus companies, admitted that it has completed a comprehensive preliminary review of its business. After the reorganization, 84 logistics positions will be cut and 300 new car captains will be hired. It will assist the affected logistics staff to transfer to the captain.
NWFB and Citybus changed hands in October last year, and the major shareholder was the private equity investment company Shanshui Capital.
However, the new shareholders took over for about half a year, and the two bus companies continued to report layoffs.
At the beginning of February this year, on the eve of the Lunar New Year, about 10 civilian staff were laid off, mainly senior staff.
NWFB and Citybus did not respond positively to the news of the layoffs at the time, nor did they disclose whether they would further layoffs. They only said that due to the fourth wave of the epidemic, the number of bus passengers has plummeted by 40%. They continue to suffer huge losses, but they will still maintain bus services. And is committed to securing close to 4,000 captain positions.
At that time, the union had criticized the new management for breaking its promise and failing to follow its promise of no layoffs.
However, less than a month later, NWFB and Citybus layoffs again. It is understood that this wave of layoffs involved more than 40 people, including 8 trainers in the training department, 6 management plan trainees hired by the operation department last year, and engineering Among the 8 employees in the Department, senior engineers are involved.
In addition, the marketing department, operation support department, purchasing department, insurance department, customer service department, etc. have all been laid off. It is understood that there are many employees with more than 20 years of experience.
Lin Jinbiao criticized the company's management for being ruthless.
(Data Picture/Photo by Wang Haitu)
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Lin Jinbiao said that this wave of layoffs involves almost all logistics departments and ranks, criticizing the company for being "very ruthless." Moreover, the management has not discussed the layoff plan with the union, and the union has no prior knowledge.
He said that after the last layoff, he wrote to the management asking for a meeting and discussion, but there has not yet been a formal meeting or even the reasons for the layoffs.
He described the new management as arbitrarily and frankly: "I don't know how he wants to play."
Lin Jinpao said that although the current wave of layoffs did not involve the frontline captain, the captain needs the assistance of logistics staff. Some of the currently laid off employees are responsible for driving safety or instruct the captain, which may affect the quality of future service and even the level of safety.
He also said that the current epidemic has slowed down, and some bus schedules have gradually returned to normal. The frontline captains are already short of manpower. He criticized the management for saving expenses only through continuous layoffs without considering other cost-saving plans.
Huida Transportation: After the reorganization, 84 logistics positions were cut and 300 new car captains were hired
Huida Transportation, the parent company of the two bus companies, said that it has completed a comprehensive preliminary review of its business. The results of the review show that the company needs to focus more on a corporate culture that provides high-quality bus services to passengers and immediately recruit 300 new bus captains.
Under the new strategy, Huida Transportation found that there were several areas with unsatisfactory benefits, which had a direct impact on the business. During the reorganization process, 84 logistics positions were reduced.
The company will provide affected employees with opportunities to change jobs to become bus captains, and provide necessary training and support to those with aspirations.
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Under the epidemic, the number of franchised bus passengers has plummeted. KMB, another franchised bus company, also announced to the union yesterday that the "castration" captains who will retire and re-employ next month will need to be transferred to a half-time job, which is estimated to affect more than 1,000 people.
Several representatives of the Automobile Federation and KMB branch under the Federation of Trade Unions attempted to launch a "raid closure" operation, but the operation failed due to the intervention of the police.
The union also threatened that if KMB does not withdraw the plan within a week, it will escalate its actions. It does not rule out fierce actions such as "don't pay attention to the cash box" or work according to regulations, or even "randomly close stations and factories."
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