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Tribunal Rejects British Airways Cabin Crew Appeal, De Mello

By Drooid · Sep 26, 2026, 10:13 AM UTC · How we work

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British Airways dismissed cabin crew veteran Tess De Mello in 2020 amid pandemic redundancies.
BA sent redundancy notices to nearly all of its 42,000 staff, with about 10,000 losing jobs.
Unite union alleged BA used fire-and-rehire tactics and imposed pay cuts of 15%-35%.
Employment tribunal judge Laurie Anstis ruled against De Mello and a colleague; they are appealing.

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British Airways dismissed cabin crew veteran Tess De Mello in 2020 amid pandemic redundancies.
BA sent redundancy notices to nearly all of its 42,000 staff, with about 10,000 losing jobs.
Unite union alleged BA used fire-and-rehire tactics and imposed pay cuts of 15%-35%.
Employment tribunal judge Laurie Anstis ruled against De Mello and a colleague; they are appealing.