Airline Lufthansa and pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) have reached an agreement that secures jobs until end-March 2022 and could help reduce costs by as much as €450 million. The agreement includes an extension of shortened working hours in 2021 under the government’s short-time work (Kurzarbeit) scheme as well as a reduction in working hours with corresponding salary cuts and the suspension of collective pay increases.
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