Emirates, Etihad extend temporary salary cuts to Sept
4 years, 7 months ago

Emirates, Etihad extend temporary salary cuts to Sept

Live Mint  

Gulf carriers Emirates and Etihad Airways are extending the period of reduced pay for their staff until September as they try to preserve cash during the global coronavirus pandemic. Dubai's Emirates told employees on Sunday it would extend a three month wage cut due to end this month until September 30, according to an internal email seen by Reuters. Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways has extended its salary cuts of between 25% to 50% to September, a spokeswoman said, as it considers all options to protect jobs and preserve cash. The spokeswoman said there have been redundancies across several areas of the airline, and last month sources told Reuters Etihad was planning to lay off 1,200 employees.

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Emirates airline to cut up to 9,000 jobs: report
4 years, 5 months ago

Emirates airline to cut up to 9,000 jobs: report

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Emirates airline has cut a tenth of its workforce during the novel coronavirus pandemic in layoffs that could rise to 15 percent, or 9,000 jobs, its president said, according to a report on Saturday. However, its president Tim Clark has said previously that it could take up to four years for operations to return to "some degree of normality", and …

Dubai’s Emirates cuts passenger flights to 13 destinations
4 years, 9 months ago

Dubai’s Emirates cuts passenger flights to 13 destinations

Associated Press  

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