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United sending layoff notices to nearly half of US employees

Posted on 7/8/20 at 12:07 pm
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
79419 posts
Posted on 7/8/20 at 12:07 pm
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CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines will send layoff warnings to 36,000 employees – nearly half its U.S. staff – in the clearest signal yet of how deeply the virus outbreak is hurting the airline industry.

The outlook for a recovery in air travel has dimmed in just the past two weeks, as infection rates rise in much of the U.S. and some states imposed new quarantine requirements.

United officials said Wednesday that they still hope to limit the number of layoffs by offering early retirement, and that the 36,000 number is a worst case scenario. The notices being sent to employees this month are meant to comply with 60-day warning ahead of mass job cuts.
Posted by mizslu314
Dirty STL
Member since Sep 2013
16788 posts
Posted on 7/8/20 at 12:19 pm to
I could see United moving their HQ out of Chicago when the lease if up
This post was edited on 7/8/20 at 12:25 pm
Posted by Mr Sausage
Cat Spring, Texas
Member since Oct 2011
16082 posts
Posted on 7/8/20 at 12:24 pm to
why don't they just give me Continental back?
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
84158 posts
Posted on 7/8/20 at 12:52 pm to
ALK, DAL, and LUV all down right now.

Weird because somebody has to be the airlines and those are in less trouble.
Posted by kciDAtaE
Member since Apr 2017
17905 posts
Posted on 7/8/20 at 1:56 pm to
In my mind, a lay-off notice is different than a lay-off warning. Am I wrong or is that the same thing?
Posted by Clark W Griswold
THE USA
Member since Sep 2012
11016 posts
Posted on 7/8/20 at 2:01 pm to
Legally you can’t have mass layoffs without notice so this is just to comply in case it’s necessary.
Posted by Reservoir dawg
Member since Oct 2013
15199 posts
Posted on 7/8/20 at 5:49 pm to
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I could see United moving their HQ out of Chicago when the lease if up



Why would they, O'Hare is their largest hub.
Posted by L Boogie
Texas
Member since Jul 2009
5215 posts
Posted on 7/9/20 at 12:23 pm to
Yeah, my friend is a flight attendant and she got her furlough notice yesterday.

She's hopeful that she'll be called back as early as March, but it's just a waiting game, obviously.
Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
24755 posts
Posted on 7/10/20 at 10:44 am to
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She's hopeful that she'll be called back as early as March, but it's just a waiting game, obviously.


Woof, if that's best case that's terrible
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
176345 posts
Posted on 7/10/20 at 4:27 pm to
Unfortunate news paul

Perhaps we should show support, do the unthinkable and fly commercial to Lake Winnipisaukee next weekend
Posted by LaLadyinTx
Cypress, TX
Member since Nov 2018
7340 posts
Posted on 7/10/20 at 6:25 pm to
quote:

In my mind, a lay-off notice is different than a lay-off warning. Am I wrong or is that the same thing?


Under the WARN Act, if you are an employer of a certain size, laying off a certain number of employees (I didn't bother to look up the numbers), you must give them 60 days notice of the layoff or pay them the difference. If you give them 30 days notice, then you'd have to pay them for the other 30 days. Most employers just give 60 days notice.
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