Lawmakers label British Airways ‘national disgrace’ over jobs

Lawmakers label British Airways ‘national disgrace’ over jobs

British Airways was accused of trying to take advantage of the coronavirus crisis to cut 12,000 jobs and downgrade the conditions of employees.. LONDON: British Airways was labelled a "national disgrace" by UK law-makers for its treatment of employees on Saturday, adding to pressure on the airline as it juggles job cuts and new quarantine rules.. Britain's Transport Select Committee said that BA and its parent company IAG were trying to take advantage of the coronavirus crisis to cut 12,000 jobs and downgrade the terms and conditions of other employees.. BA, along with competitor airlines easyJet and Ryanair, launched legal action on Friday to try to overturn the quarantine policy.. INTERVIEW: AlixPartners' Matthew Wilde thinks big changes in Mideast landscape inevitable in coronavirus pandemic /node/1689441/business-economy. Restructuring specialist says the situation will be manageable, but it's not good news. I was not really suggesting that there was anything "good" about a situation where businesses in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and other parts of the Middle East were faced with such dramatic pressures as the pandemic has brought on them.. Wilde's vast experience in the restructuring business will be very much in demand, which was enough to lure him out of