Hundreds of long-serving Virgin Atlantic cabin crew are currently taking legal action against the airline, claiming that it used the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext to unfairly dismiss older staff.
An employment tribunal in London is set to examine more than 200 cases next month, where former crew members will argue that Sir Richard Branson’s airline targeted experienced, higher-paid employees while retaining cheaper, less-experienced new hires.
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