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Cathay Pacific's first job fair after the epidemic aims to hire 2,000 flight attendants: the basic salary of 9,000 yuan is difficult to hire

2022-10-05T20:02:16.834Z


In recent months, the Hong Kong government has relaxed the entry quarantine policy to "0+3", and local crew members are exempted from the "yellow code" after arriving in Hong Kong, taking the lead in implementing "0+0" in disguise. With the relaxation of measures, the travel demand of Hong Kong people has increased, and Cathay Pacific has also recently


In recent months, the Hong Kong government has relaxed the entry quarantine policy to "0+3", and local crew members are exempted from the "yellow code" after arriving in Hong Kong, taking the lead in implementing "0+0" in disguise.

With the relaxation of the measures, the travel demand of Hong Kong people has increased. Cathay Pacific has recently increased its staff, hoping to increase its capacity in time to meet the demand, and will hold a flight attendant recruitment event on Friday (7th).


However, the Cathay Pacific Air Service Staff Association stated that the basic salary of newly recruited flight attendants is only about 9,000 yuan. Under the existing contract, even if the flight hours are increased by adjusting with colleagues, no additional salary will be paid, which means that together with the outstation allowance, monthly The entry is only about 11,000 yuan.

The union continued to point out that although Cathay Pacific waved to resigned employees earlier, senior flight attendants had to start low when they "returned to their parents' homes", and the salaries were greatly reduced, making it difficult to attract staff.


It is understood that Cathay Pacific continues to face a wave of departures. Compared with last September, the number of flight attendants has lost another 800 people.

According to the statistics of the Census and Statistics Department, the average monthly salary of junior waiters in Chinese restaurants is nearly 13,000 yuan, and the average monthly salary of building security guards is about 14,000 yuan.


▼ October 21, 2020 Cathay Pacific layoffs▼


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Cathay Pacific said today that it has launched a comprehensive recruitment plan to meet operational needs over the next 18 to 24 months, targeting an additional 4,000 frontline staff, including about 2,000 cabin crew.

Among them, this Friday, the first large-scale cabin crew recruitment event since the epidemic will be held.

According to Cathay Pacific's 2019 Sustainability Report, before the epidemic, the group had a total of 34,258 employees. However, in October 2020, Cathay Pacific laid off staff and Dragonair closed down, cutting 8,500 positions.

The 2021 report shows that the total number of Cathay Pacific Group employees is only 21,635, a decrease of about one-third.

▼The arrival level of the airport on the first day of the implementation of the entry quarantine "0+3" on September 26▼


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Although Cathay Pacific hopes to increase its staff on a large scale, the recruitment progress may not be as expected.

Siu Wing-yen, vice-chairman of foreign affairs of the Cathay Pacific Air Service Staff Association, said that the current basic salary of flight attendants is based on 70 hours of flying, and the monthly salary is about 9,000 yuan.

In the past, flight attendants exchanged with colleagues to get more flight hours and earn more hydration. However, under the current policy, even if the flight hours after the change are more than 70 hours, the relevant hours will not be issued. Salary, you can still only receive a basic salary of about 9,000 yuan.

She also said that although there will be outbound allowances for long-haul flights, she took October as an example. On average, each employee will only serve one long-haul flight, and the outbound allowance is about 1,000 to 2,000 yuan, that is, a monthly salary of about 11,000 yuan.

Attractive salary package, flight attendants lost 800 people year by year

In May of this year, Cathay Pacific invited former employees back to their nests.

Xiao Yongen pointed out that as of September, Cathay Pacific has only successfully hired more than 100 former employees to return to the nest, which is only a very small proportion compared to the previous layoffs.

She also said that according to labor union statistics, there were about 6,400 flight attendants in September last year, but only about 5,600 in the same period this year, a year-on-year decrease of 800. Many people feel that the salary is poor and want to change careers.

▼On September 25, the airport quarantine hotel diversion station will operate on the last day▼


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Resigned senior employees will only get "newcomer price" if they return to the nest

Xiao Yongen pointed out that the employees who have returned to the nest, even the flight attendants with 20 years of experience, have to start from the lowest level and receive a basic salary of 9,000 yuan. "The labor and seniority are all calculated from the beginning." Some people have already changed careers, and their salaries are more stable.

However, she also understands that it is difficult to re-employ with the salary of the year, especially when Cathay Pacific provided compensation when she was dismissed.

Regarding the job fair held by Cathay Pacific, she wondered that the people present may not know that the basic salary is only 9,000 yuan, or that some people just want to experience the feeling of flight attendants. After a year or two, they will change careers, and the situation will not be conducive to the long-term development of the aviation industry.

Worrying about manpower issues limits additional flights during the Christmas season

In addition, Cathay Pacific once predicted that by the end of the year, its capacity will reach one-third of the capacity before the epidemic. Xiao Yongen said that there were about 11,000 flight attendants before the epidemic. According to this calculation, there are indeed manpower to cope with it, but now it can be seen that the demand for tourism is strong, and the Christmas season is busy. More flights may need to be added, and manpower may not be sufficient at that time.

Although the epidemic prevention measures have been relaxed, Xiao pointed out that Hong Kong's living standard is high, and the basic salary of 9,000 yuan is not ideal. "This salary is not a very ideal treatment for active duty employees and newly hired employees." She bluntly said: " The hardest days are yet to come."

According to the statistics of the Census and Statistics Department, the average monthly salary of junior waiters in Chinese restaurants in June this year was nearly 13,000 yuan, and the monthly salary of building security guards was also about 14,000 yuan.

Cathay Pacific pilots 30% less manpower than before the epidemic

In addition to the number of flight attendants, a previous internal document of Cathay Pacific showed that there was also a shortage of pilots. Before the epidemic, Cathay Pacific employed a total of 3,335 pilots, but in the third quarter of this year, there were 2,410 pilots, a sharp decrease of 925, or a drop of nearly 30%.

A Cathay Pacific pilot, who did not want to be named, said that since Cathay Pacific has regained 46 Dragonair routes, if the capacity is fully restored, the actual number of pilots required may be about 3,800, that is, together with the number of Dragonair that year. Six adult hands.

The closed-loop trade union of Cathay Pacific’s withdrawal from the aircrew station wants to reduce the number of nucleic acid testing days: I hope everyone can live a normal life. Cathay Pacific withdraws from the aircrew station and the closed-loop crew returns to Hong Kong without the yellow code. Double testing is required for the first 3 days plus 1 day of closed-loop management of nucleic acid crew members. Hong Kong maintains the "Blue Code" 0+3|The demand for flights has increased rapidly, and there are 400 more flights from October to December, and Cathay Pacific will add 400 flights next month. air ticket

Source: hk1

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