Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Air Transport
51.10 - Passenger air transport

330 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
1 February 2013
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Low cost airline Easy Jet has announced that it is to create 330 new jobs across its UK bases.  

Trade union BALPA has critisised the contracts being offered saying that they were "take it or leave it" precarious work and should be replaced with more permanent contracts. 

A timeline for the restructuring has yet to be announced.


Sources

  • 1 February 2013: Belfast Telegraph

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Easy Jet, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 74897, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74897.