The airline industry wants us to know that it’s been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. No argument there, but that doesn’t give companies licence to ride roughshod over customers and employees, which, in the minds of many people, is exactly what they’re trying to do.
Cancelled flights mean massive layoffs, but there are rules in place when that happens, and some airlines don’t want to play by those rules.
WestJet is asking for an exemption from the 16-week notification period for layoffs, and how is that fair to those targeted employees? [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Customers are getting the runaround, too.