Four Seasons lays off half its staff

That they aren't honoring their commitment from the employee handbook on severance pay. And I feel for the fired employees with long tenure who, probably correctly, fear that this is an excuse to replace them with less expensive new staff.

@adamg You made me read another article.
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Is that the Saudi owned hotel? As far as I read they didn't mention the owner.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/11/business/making-four-seasons-pay-...

For more than three decades, the Bristol Lounge at the Four Seasons has been the place where the movers and shakers of Boston, from CEOs to members of Congress, break very expensive bread.

But will they keep coming after learning that the five-star hotel let go nearly half its staff and may have shortchanged them on severance?

For some power brokers, it’s a resounding no, even though the coronavirus pandemic has crippled the hospitality industry. They won’t return — unless employees are treated fairly.