The point at issue is that Cathay's employment laws are all based on the fact that it is a Chinese Airline. FACT. As such what happened sacking 52 would never have happened in a 1st World country. You are all now expats with all that that entails namely we can all be terminated with 3 months notice with no explanation necessary. That is the reality which the British managers are using to their advantage with Cathay now being a Chinese Airline.