Basel: 190 jobs wobble at Jet Aviation
At Jet Aviation, around 190 jobs at the Basel site are at risk. However, there are also critical voices, particularly as to whether Swiss or French labor law applies. In times of Corona, many companies are forced to carry out restructuring. In most cases, this is at the expense of their own workforce - as is the case with Jet Aviation. As "Telebasel" reports, the operating airline is planning to cut at least 190 jobs at the Basel-Mulhouse site. Around 1.200 employees are currently working for the subsidiary of the US defense company and aircraft manufacturer General Dynamics. The majority of those affected by this external layoff are French citizens and people resident in France. This could now lead to trouble with the French authorities: According to Jean-Luc Johaneck of the cross-border commuters' association "Comitée de défense des travailleurs frontaliers", the layoff plan does not comply with French regulations for social plans. “But French law applies because the airport is located on French territory,” he stressed.