Ľ. Galko: We care about our employees and their health, we are committed to testing them regularly

The managers of Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín (LOTN), an MOD-owned joint stock company, are fully aware of their responsibility to safeguard the health of their employees, which is why they have decided to mass test them regularly for COVID-19. In an effort to stop the virus from spreading widely, round 1 of testing took place in accordance with a planned time schedule and with distancing measures in place on Tuesday 12 January 2021. The company's employees were also checked for coronavirus antibodies.

On the in-house testing programme, LOTN Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors Ľubomír Galko said: “Some LOTN employees work either fully or partially from home, but when aircraft need to be repaired, most of the employees must be present in the company. After the difficult year 2020 when there was a shortage of contracts, it's good news that our repair services are on demand in 2021. So, each employee is needed and forms an inseparable part of our team to help deliver good economic results and our contractual commitments. On the other hand, there is the ongoing pandemic and we must approach it with utmost responsibility.”

Four employees have tested positive for coronavirus in today's testing, which equates to a positivity rate of 1.66%. The employees and their relatives must now go into quarantine in line with the SVK Health Authority guidelines.

“As such I hail the in-house testing programme a success. The newly detected cases will help us protect our employees from getting the infection in the near future. Of course, all of our employees know that a negative test does not necessarily mean “freedom”, because strict measures are in place across our society due to the pandemic and the state of emergency. We care about our employees and their health, which is why we are committed to testing them regularly. In hard times like these, this will allow us to work towards delivering our contracts, so that we take LOTN forward with success,” said Ľubomír Galko.