United Airlines to layoff 593 employees for not getting vaccinated

Headlines 11:37 29 Sep, 2021

United Airlines is terminating nearly 600 employees for failing to get vaccinated for the novel coronavirus, the company said in a statement

United Airlines to layoff 593 employees for not getting vaccinated

United Airlines is terminating nearly 600 employees for failing to get vaccinated for the novel coronavirus, the company said in a statement, Qazet.az reports citing Sputnik.

These employees account for less than 1 percent of its US workforce, according to a company memo attached to the statement.

"I can also confirm that 593 employees chose not to comply with the vaccine requirement and as a result, we’ve started the process to separate them from the company," the statement said on Tuesday.

The company extended the deadline for those who applied for a medical or religious accommodation, the memo said, which media outlets reported as amounting to around 2,000. The company said they did so "in light of a pending court case."