| older wiser
I am very well aware of the history of the company. The problems at LHR were set in motion well before what is the current Swissport UK came into being. The current management structure for UK were only put in position shortly before the shutdown, maybe a couple of months if I remember correctly, and can have no responsibility for what was going on there. Having said that they must take responsibilty for plenty that has happened since. Coming into new stations paying top rates to attract the best staff then squeezing them down to be lowest paid and hardest worked. I know all to well how they operate, I just hope the staff can get the recognition they deserve for the miracles they pull off most days. BHX in particular now seems to be a training ground with the experienced staff going one by one, everyone has their breaking point, but with the wages so low compared to the others they can't get experienced replacements. More pressure gets put on those that can, those that can't have fewer and fewer mentors to help them learn and get pushed into positions they don't have the experience for. Maybe the strike will help focus those minds that can do something to stop the rot before it is too late. |