Emirates to layoff employees as COVID-19 impacts business

Emirates Airline has revealed that it will be laying off a few of its employees.

In a statement, the airliner clarified that it will continue to reassess the current situation impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak and is doing “everything possible to protect jobs”.

The Dubai-based carrier explained that they will be looking after impacted employees, and they will be treating them with fairness and respect.

Emirates also said that although flights have been slowly returning to the skies with the necessary safety measures in place, the pandemic is impacting many industries and business operations.

 

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