[ad_1]
This article is over a month old and may contain outdated advice from authorities regarding coronary heart disease.
Stay up to date on the NRK overview or on the FHI website.
According to E24, this is causing massive layoffs in Widerøe, where around 500 may lose their jobs.
Figures E24 have been accessed to show that Widerøe Ground Handling has so far notified Nav of the layoffs of a total of 550 employees at seven different airports.
Together, they make up more than a quarter of the company’s employees.
– There is no doubt that it is hard, says Jonny Simmenes in the Junit union, to E24.
Earlier this fall, it became clear that the loss of a tender led to 130 of the 220 Widerøe Ground Handling employees at Bergen Flesland Airport losing their jobs.
This list shows which airports and the number of employees may be affected. The figures are taken from the advance notice that Widerøe Ground Handling has sent to Nav.
Director of Widerøe: – No nice message to give or receive
Marius Myhre, CEO of Widerøe Ground Handling confirms that they are in a possible layoff situation.
– First of all, I just have to regret that we ended up in this situation, he tells NRK and continues:
– There is no nice message to give or receive. It’s hard for those who remain
Marius Myhre, CEO of Widerøe Ground Handling, says it is a challenging situation for both the company and the employees.
Photo: Widerøe
and those who are sadly affected.
Aviation is among the industries hardest hit by the Korona virus.
– Covid-19 is one of the most important factors that makes the need for adaptation in business great. Also, we didn’t win a big contract at three airports. These things are, in total, the biggest drivers of our adaptive needs, sadly, he says.
Myhre says the company has been covered by the unavoidable fixed cost compensation scheme, but they have now considered that the problem is no longer temporary.
Union: – A terrible situation
Junit union professional advisor Jonny Simmenes says it’s a dire situation for Widerøe Ground Handling employees.
– They are affected not only by the SAS contract in the three stations. This is also the result of the situation in which the entire aviation industry finds itself, with Covid-19.
Simmenes assures that it has gone from being an industry with optimism and progress to what we see today.
– For many, it means walking out of the door, but there are also many who go from a full-time position to a part-time one. This is difficult for employees, that’s for sure.
Now the union assists both members and discussions.
– We and the employer have a body of laws and agreements to comply with. It’s our job to make sure this gets done, he says.
It has started processes in several airports
The company is already in the process of meeting with union delegates at the different airports.
– The process has a slightly different time horizon at the different airports. At some airports, we are now in discussion meetings on individual layoffs. We hope to have completed the process by the end of the year, says CEO Marius Myhre.
An exact number is too early to say anything, according to Myhre. Says the warning to Nav is number one that you could be in danger of being touched.
The company says that some of the layoffs may be relevant to resolve in the event of wear and tear or the desire to find another job.
– It is still a very challenging situation for the company and employees. The layoffs will be necessary, the situation appears to be, he says.
