Originally Posted by
JPJP
No. A furlough means you have been made redundant. You have no job, and no connection to your previous company, other than the right of return in seniority order.
That's complete and utter nonsense. Furloughs in the US under the Fair Labor Standards Act is essentially the same thing as stand-downs in Australia under the Fair Work Act. You are most assuredly not made redundant when you are furloughed.
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fac...flsa-furloughs
Originally Posted by
JPJP
Uhhhh ? A third of Air NZ pilots have been sacked ? No.
Uhhhh? Yes.
Air New Zealand announces 3500 job losses due to Covid-19 pandemic
WED, MAY 20 • SOURCE: 1 NEWS
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-...id-19-pandemic
Air New Zealand are sacking 3500 employees out of a workforce of about 10,500 - that's a third. Do you think they're getting rid of everyone other than pilots?