Virgin stands down ground crew days after JobKeeper ends

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Exactly what aviation workers feared would happen after the end of JobKeeper is transpiring, with an airline standing down hundreds of staff.

The union said Virgin had sent 804 staff an email notifying them the airline intended to stand them down from March 29 to April 18 unless advised otherwise.

“Reports that Virgin Australia has fully stood down its ground crew in the wake of JobKeeper ending today are categorically false,” she said on Wednesday.“None are fully stood down.” “This disastrous move by Scott Morrison means domestic aviation workers have been cut adrift and Virgin workers are now worried sick about how they will pay their bills and feed their families.“We are again asking the Prime Minister to save jobs in aviation and to reverse the decision to kill JobKeeper.”

“Prior to the tightened border restrictions put in place by some states earlier this week, it has been our intention to have all of our ground staff return to work in their pre-COVID capacity.”

 

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Paying staff with their own money is going to be a shock to the business world .

Holiday is over !!

Private business with no work - that is what happens - same as any other business

Newcastle Uni has sacked 75 workers today

*for 2 weeks

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