The insolvent airline Air Berlin begins talks about a social plan for employees who have to reckon with redundancy. In an internal communication from Human resources department and general agent Frank 067 of 5 October, it is stated that "a continuation of business operation due to high losses that are presently and predicted to be permanent are impossible and inadmissible" Unless. This is reported by German press agency, citing business circles.

"That is why today we have called on staff representatives and General Works Council of Airberlin LuftverkehrsKG to engage in negotiations on a balance of interests and a social plan," says letter. On Friday it was announced that according to works council, 1,400 employees from administrative and ground staff of insolvent airline are threatening to resign.

The Executive Board writes that bidders are looking for best possible opportunities for employees. "But not every airberliner will be able to get re," it says. The company refore started to put toger information on opportunities in intranet. At Berlin site, job fairs are planned from 10th and 13th of October, as shown by an internal email by HR manager Martina Niemann.

Negotiations with easyjet threaten to fail

The works council has already set itself on mass redundancies, as indicated by an employee information of North Works council. In internal paper it says: "All employees are terminated!!!" The aim is to finalise necessary negotiations in October. A spokesman for airline did not want to comment on this.

The Ver. Di union called on Air Berlin to make clear wher and how many employees should be dismissed by end of month. "It is outrageous to sit out such an important topic over weekend and remaining! We expect an unequivocal opinion, "said federal vorstandsmitglied Christine Behle. For negotiations on social plan, Ver. Di demanded a clear commitment to establishment of a transfer company. In addition, Behle called on politicians not to stand idly by, as airline with fate of thousands of busy games: "The state guarantee of federal government was also intended to save jobs." If Air Berlin were to make mass dismissals, it was an abuse of politics and taxpayers.

The second largest German airline with more than 8,000 employees had been declared bankrupt in mid-August. For time being, airline continues to operate because federal government has jumped in with a loan. 067 and CEO Thomas Winkelmann negotiate with Lufthansa and with easyjet about sale, business is to be terminated by October 12th.

The negotiations with easyjet, however, threaten to fail after a newspaper report. DieBerliner daily newspaper B.Z. reported, citing air-Berlin circles, that British had reduced ir original offer of around 50 million euros. In addition, re are disputes over land rights in Düsseldorfund Berlin-Tegel with BietendeLufthansa for or air-Berlin parts.

Date Of Update: 09 October 2017, 12:06