Hundreds of Bonza staff stood down immediately without back pay

A town hall meeting of 280 Bonza employees brought the news that most staffers would be stood down, without being paid for the work they did throughout April.

The grim meeting was hosted by administrator Hall Chadwick and CEO Tim Jordan on Thursday night, who – according to news.com.au – warned staff that any chance of back pay and other entitlements may be put into jeopardy in they find other non-casual work in the interim.

Bonza was forced into voluntary administration on Tuesday, after the repossession of its planes by lessors AIP Capital.