Ural Airlines will send employees for a layover

Ural Airlines will send part of its employees, including pilots and flight attendants, to forced downtime for reasons beyond the control of the employer. RBC has a copy of the order of the HEAD of the company, Sergei Skuratov, its authenticity was confirmed by a representative of Ural Airlines, refusing to comment further.

The reason for this step is the “difficult geopolitical situation”, the closure of the airspace of European countries, the temporary regime for the use of airspace in southern RUSSIA and restrictions on the use of aircraft. The company strives to continue its activities, “including by reducing costs, which is the common task of the entire workforce,” the order says.

Skuratov instructed to prepare lists of employees who will be sent to idle time, follows from the document. In accordance with Part 2 of Article 157 of the Labor Code, downtime that arose for reasons beyond the control of either the employee or the employer is paid in the amount of at least 2/3 of the salary. “If the amount of the employee’s salary is below the minimum wage, <...> the calculation should be made on the basis of 2/3 of the specified minimum wage, in proportion to the idle time,” the head of Ural Airlines prescribed.

On February 27, the European Union completely closed the sky for Russian aircraft. The United States , Great Britain, Switzerland and some other states did the same . Major Russian airlines have stopped operating international flights. Ural Airlines suspended flights to Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, Israel, Thailand, UAE, Egypt, Kazakhstan.