Air Canada initially rehired some staff under the federal wage subsidy, but it now won't say if it will keep using it
"We are dealing with the largest surplus of cabin personnel in our history.”Travellers check in at the Air Canada counters of Pearson International Airport in Toronto, April 27, 2020. Air Canada plans to lay off at least 20,000 employees.
“We therefore took the extremely difficult decision today to significantly downsize our operation to align with forecasts, which regrettably means reducing our workforce by 50 to 60 per cent,″ the airline said in an email Friday evening. “We estimate about 20,000 people will be affected.”At a minimum, layoffs will reach 19,000 ― half of the current payroll ― and could go as high as 22,800.
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