[SimonS1]

[quote quote=1012173]but this is in HK, not under UK law.[/quote]

I think the relevance here would be the staff have UK employment contracts which have nothing to do with HK Law.

Unless one’s employment rights depend on where you are based on the day, in which case for regular travellers it could be very interesting……

[IanFromHKG]

[quote quote=1012220]The BA employees are subject to UK’s employment protection rights, unless they do some SERIOUS crime, when that protection is taken away. As an impartial observer, without knowing the facts, my guess is that the flight deck crews status had probably played a part in treating them differently compared to the rest of crews.[/quote]

Roa1, stevescoots and SimonS1, I am afraid you have all missed the mark by considering employment rights, which are largely to protect employees from employers. Here the action wasn’t taken by BA (who by other newspaper reports have been very supportive of their crew) but by health authorities. Employment rights are simply irrelevant in this context (I speak as a lawyer – albeit not an employment lawyer – qualified and with a practising certificate both in England & Wales and in HK).

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[EU_Flyer]

“While the pilots were allowed to go home, the rest were forced out of their plush Marriott hotel by the authorities and shuttled to an austere Covid quarantine camp elsewhere in the Chinese city”.

“Ms Freeman was able to grab a couple of pairs of Marriott slippers (left) before being taken to the temporary self-isolation accommodation (right)”

“Ms Freeman videoed how she had stuffed her suitcase full of toiletries from the Marriott before being escorted out”.

Clearly a Marriott sponsored article.

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TupeloKid

[Stevescoots]

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My point was that this is nothing to do with UK employment law because, as i understand, it was the decision of the HK authorities to detain the cabin crew but release the cockpit crew. UK employment law is only applicable if it was BA’s decision.

[TupeloKid]

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Those videos are depressing; a reminder both of (partly) why I left the UK and of why I am unlikely to retire there.

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alainboy56

[SimonS1]

It appears Ellie may have cooked her goose.

British Airways Suspends Flight Attendant Who Spent 14 Days in a Hong Kong Quarantine Camp

[Stevescoots]

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I can’t say i blame them…youngsters these days, no sense of proportion!

On another note i was having a few beers with a couple of pre Covid pilots, now ex pilots in over the weekend. Both are resigned to the fact that they may never fly again as by the time things get back to normality they will be out of logged hours and licence. Not being a pilot myself it went over my head a bit, but I understood what they were saying. Down from flying 777’s and 320’s to teaching English in language centres in Asia

[Inquisitive]

I am with Roa1 guess here.

There is hardly any rationale reason the flight deck crew allowed to go back when surely they mingled with other crew pre-flight, inflight and in hotel.

Also BA surely in the loop when flight was allowed to come back.
Guess is it is mainly financial decision along with status of the crew.

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