Swissport "under the radar" in Jersey
Unite, one of Britain and Ireland’s largest trade unions, says that the redundancy programme involving Swissport workers at Jersey Airport (JER) is "going under the radar" and needs a rethink now that Covid-19 vaccines are on the horizon.
The ground handler has already made more than half its 100-strong workforce redundant over the past year. Last week, the total number of employees was brought down to a bare minimum with a further eleven staff leaving the business the most an employer can make redundant in a 30-day period, under local law, without initiating formal "collective consultation" measures.
Unite is urging the government of Jersey to discuss further measures with Swissport to maintain as many jobs as possible until the expected pick-up in air travel to the Channel Island next spring. (amh)