Aer Lingus unions to learn of planned job cuts
Aer Lingus will on Friday give unions more details of planned cuts that some speculate could lead to 900 job losses. The carrier’s owner, International Consolidated Airlines Group’s businesses lost E535m in the first three months of the year, compared with a profit of E135m in the opening quarter of 2019. Aer Lingus management, led by CE Sean Doyle, is expected to give further details of proposed job cuts to representatives of unions Siptu, Fórsa, Connect and Unite in talks on Friday. Last week it emerged that the Irish airline expected its business to shrink 20% in 2021 following the Covid-19 crisis, so was seeking to cut its workforce in line with this. The news sparked speculation that Aer Lingus wanted 900 redundancies from its total workforce of 4,500. However, unions said the company did not give a number when it raised the issue.<br/>
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Aer Lingus unions to learn of planned job cuts
Aer Lingus will on Friday give unions more details of planned cuts that some speculate could lead to 900 job losses. The carrier’s owner, International Consolidated Airlines Group’s businesses lost E535m in the first three months of the year, compared with a profit of E135m in the opening quarter of 2019. Aer Lingus management, led by CE Sean Doyle, is expected to give further details of proposed job cuts to representatives of unions Siptu, Fórsa, Connect and Unite in talks on Friday. Last week it emerged that the Irish airline expected its business to shrink 20% in 2021 following the Covid-19 crisis, so was seeking to cut its workforce in line with this. The news sparked speculation that Aer Lingus wanted 900 redundancies from its total workforce of 4,500. However, unions said the company did not give a number when it raised the issue.<br/>
