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BY TARNJIT PARMAR AND BAILEY NICHOLSON ~ Posted Apr 29, 2020
FILE: A plane is silhouetted as it takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
SUMMARY
- The Vancouver Airport Authority, which runs the airport, is offering voluntary departure packages to its 500 employees
- The layoffs come as the aviation industry continues to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
- Employees were notified on Wednesday that the authority must begin the process of reducing costs, and include layoffs
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – It’s the first round of layoffs for YVR.
In an emailed statement on Wednesday afternoon, the Vancouver Airport Authority, which runs the airport, revealed it is offering voluntary departure packages to its 500 employee workforce.
That’s as the aviation industry continues to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with less passenger traffic for the foreseeable future.
Employees were notified on Wednesday that the authority is “undergoing workforce reductions”.
Expect layoffs at the Vancouver Airport Authority. Today, staff were offered voluntary departure packages due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The layoffs involve the authority’s 500 employees, which include administrative staff, human resources and engineering. @NEWS1130
Tarnjit Parmar@Tarnjitkparmar
Layoffs will follow, but the authority hasn’t given a specific timeline but did suggest an update will be shared in around two weeks.
These layoffs are contained to the organization itself and not the broader YVR workforce of 26 thousand people.