Why Chinese shareholder Virgin Australia threatens to fire 2000 workers?

April 23, 2020 07:23 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

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A company owned by a Chinese shareholder of Virgin Australia has threatened to fire 2000 workers if the federal government does not bail them out. Virgin Australia went into voluntary administration on Tuesday with $5.3billion in debts, and the government so far refusing to offer a bailout. Chinese conglomerate HNA is the owner of airport ground services provider Swissport, which on Tuesday released a list of Virgin staff most at risk of being hit by the losses.

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All Radio Rentals stores will be closed and 300 jobs made redundant as the electronics leasing firm migrates online amid the coronavirus-fuelled retail downturn. ASX-listed parent company Thorn Group on Thursday said it had made the "hard decision" to permanently close 62 Radio Rentals stores and selected warehouses as COVID-19 continues to melt consumer sentiment.

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