Aveos ordered to pay $5.8 million to workers

The flight maintenance company Aveos will have to pay nearly $6 million to its ex-workers.

According to the CBC, a Quebec judge issued a court order forcing the firm to compensate the 2,600 employees who were abruptly terminated last month.

Each former employee will receive up to $2,000 as a back pay.

But the court order also states that no further claims can be made against Aveos.

The Montreal-based company shut down overnight on March 18 and filed for bankruptcy protection.

One of the reasons cited was a decline of business with its principal customer, Air Canada.

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