News / Air cargo handlers face staff shortages on both sides of the Atlantic

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Fluctuating volumes, pandemic-induced government support schemes and staff shortage woes have left ground handlers facing “very different labour dynamics” across networks.

Chief operating officer of Menzies Aviation, Mervyn Walker, told The Loadstar the ongoing impact of Covid-19 differed country to country and was forcing the company to make “tailored” approaches to tackling recruitment challenges, which some claim are worsening.

“In the US, volumes have strongly recovered but unemployment benefit schemes have been a disincentive for some staff to return to the workforce,” ...