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| Jet Airways employee suspended after arrest over foiled plot | | | LONDON, AUG 12
Jet Airways employee Amin Asmin Tariq, a British passport holder arrested in connection with a foiled plot to blow up US-bound planes, has been suspended pending a full investigation, the airline said today.
"Tariq is being suspended pending a full investigation, having not reported for duty for the past couple of days," Jet Airways said in a statement issued here.
Holder of a British passport, Tariq was "transferred to Jet Airways in March 2006 from G4S (earlier called Securicor), after the airline ended its contract with this agency for passenger service representatives," the air carrier said.
Tariq was about to set off for work when he was arrested at his terraced home in Walthamstow on Thursday night. He is among the 19 suspects whose assets have been ordered to be frozen following his alleged involvement in the plot. A total of 24 suspects were arrested in connection with the the plot.
"Under UK employment legislation, TUPEE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations) was applicable which meant that Jet Airways had to take on those employees who had been employed by G4S prior to the airline bringing the contract in-house in respect of passenger service representatives.
"G4S is a reputable agency which provides services to British Airways, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways SAS etc," the statement said.
"All G4S employees, including those who transferred to Jet Airways, had been cleared by the Department for Transport (UK) to work at the airport. Typically it can take up to 12 weeks for an individual to obtain security clearance to work in Heathrow following references and referees from five different sources," the airline clarified.
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