Originally Posted by
HZ123
I think under the European Aviation and Airport Security Regulations access cards have to be returned to the company/issuing authority immediately as a condition of cessation of contract. Failure to do so might involve sanctions on those that are still in employ.
This is not about a useless ID card or an even more useless used uniform. This is about norwegian playing "we donīt know you" to staff in several countries who have worked long and hard to support the airline and who have redundancy rights and are due severance payments in accordance to their labor regulations.
Any airline worth mentioning is currently negotiating massive layoffs involving unions and different possibilities like early retirement, part time options, spread of damage, seniority based redundancies, etc... This is not about not accepting that cost reduction is a must in the current crisis. Itīs about being a responsible social player and to care for those who support you.
Norwegian instead is just playing the lottery bankruptcy card like theyīre not liable for anyone and looking to the other side. Asking their own crew to reapply with their CVīs as if they didnīt know who they were. Cutting them off from their IT network without having firing them because they canīt pay for their redundancies. Suggesting the return of their property but still getting states to cover the schemes for furloughed staff.
The result is nothing but a massive breakdown of their whole workforce. Morale is completely out the window. The "chosen" ones went from rednose warriors to brownnose warriors overnight in hopes that they wonīt be next. Bases confronted to one another as seniority has not been considered at all. And a stream of court challenges coming their way.
A sad story if I ever saw one...