Airport lays off 100 workers
The airport has laid off 100 workers who would not accept a reduction in wages asked of them by their employer. They will be replaced by contractors.
As I understand employment law: if your employer lays you off, it’s usually because there isn’t enough work, either temporarily or permanently. If the employer immediately turns around and employs someone else to do your work, doesn’t that invalidate the stated reason for your layoff?
Vazken 08:34 on 2019-02-28 Permalink
Can they sue for this? I’m rusty on my labour laws.
Kate 09:59 on 2019-02-28 Permalink
Presumably at least some, if not most, of those workers will apply for EI. It’s in the federal government’s interest not to allow people to get EI because some hot shot management guy plans to save a few bucks by getting rid of regular jobs and turning them into junk jobs.
Who profits from the airport, anyway? A quo bono?
Spi 12:02 on 2019-02-28 Permalink
Aren’t these unionized workers that had agreed to this clause in their last collective bargaining agreement?