{"id":1725,"date":"2021-06-24T17:02:58","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T17:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news25.org\/?p=1725"},"modified":"2021-06-24T17:02:58","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T17:02:58","slug":"cathay-pacific-crew-told-to-get-vaccine-or-risk-losing-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.news25.org\/cathay-pacific-crew-told-to-get-vaccine-or-risk-losing-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Cathay Pacific crew told to get vaccine or risk losing job"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cathay Pacific has told its aircrew that they must get a Covid vaccination by 31 August or risk losing their jobs.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The airline said staff rostering has become “difficult and complicated” because of a need to segregate vaccinated and non-vaccinated crew.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Cathay Pacific said it could, in the “short-term”, accommodate those employees not able to take the vaccine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But it said: “We will review the future employment of those who are unable to become vaccinated.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The carrier added that it would “assess whether they can continue to be employed as aircrew”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Hong Kong-based airline said that 90% of its pilots and 65% of its cabin crew have been vaccinated or have appointments to receive the injection.<\/p>\n