BA have their hands tied by the union, they're not allowed to recruit for permanent crew into LHR WW, as there are so many people waiting on other fleets for a transfer. They compensate by recruiting for temporary contracts to allow for crew movement and then offer the temp crew positions in other fleets if they're available. If they transfered into LHR WW when ever positions were available, rather than offer temp contracts to cover short falls, then all of BA's experience would be at LHR due to the seniority system they operate. Therefor they have no choice but to let the current WW temps go. It will be the same story when my contract expires I'm sure.
hei mine was on 2 nd of june. So I think I should expect to be called .
did they called U for permission to contact Ur current employer before U got the call ? I only recived the e mail asking me to confirm I agree for them to start with my ref check.
I know how the 11 month works and it is to do with unions etc. But BA should a, stand up to the unions more, which I hope will be happening soon anyway as there are big changes coming right across all of BA! And b, why not move them to LGW or Eurofleet and move those that want WW across to fill the gaps. I suppose it makes sense now to let them go but if they start recruiting Eurofleet again then it won't.
Who knows how BA moves sometimes!!!
I've heard that BASSA are trying to assist temp crew whos contract has finished to be placed in a holding pool for a permanent position or call back.
Could anyone confirm this? Is there any temp crew who have finished heard anything like this or have you been placed back in the holding pool for another course?
What has exactly happened to the temps who have finished?
Last edited by Have you heard this! : 29th October 2008 at 04:37.
If BA wanted to offer an 'expired' temp crew another temporary contract, how long do they have to have been unemployed by the company before they can legally do so? I would expect many of them to be invited back after that period is up, but only on temp contracts again.
The sticking point is that BA clearly do not want to offer any more permanent contracts for the time being.
I had my assessment 28 May, I was offered a start date to begin 29 September. It was then withdrawn. At the end of October I was offered a second training date beginning 1 Dec. I was asked to resubmit my references before they offered me the start date. From there they asked my permission to contact my references. I have now received my contract and I am hoping to start soon.
It seems they are not doing the whole recruitment process in any particular order. At least its a step in the right direction if they have made contact with your referees.
Even though I have progressed this far, I am still half expecting the dreaded phone call saying they have cancelled. I won't rest until the day before I start.
Are you answering your own questions now? I'm just a bit confused, that's all...
For those of you frustrated about temporary contract, I'll spell out the obvious... We're recruiting only temporary contracts (mainly WW) so if we end up in a spot of bother financially and have to cut back on crew (involuntary), the temps will be the first to go, and as it's a temporary contract, for the legal side of things, it will not put a restriction on recruitment at a later date.
If I were you (on temporary contract), I'd enjoy every minute of it. Save as much money you can. When there's a few months left on your contract, start applying for other jobs, as it's unlikely you'll be kept on (unfortunate as that may be). This will help you avoid a "gap" in your cv as well as lack of funds.
You have to go through the application process as an external applicant again, however, once you've been there for 6 months you can apply internally for other positions, which i guess would include flying jobs on other fleets such as EF or LGW. Just not for the WW temp contract again.
No offense, but if you look at posts 173 and 174, it looks like you've asked a question in 173 and then answered it in post 174 (as in logged in and posted #173 by the wrong name). No biggie for me, I was just curious, that's all.
Good luck with everything, hope it all goes well for you.
Well ive just finished my 11 month contract and i had a meeting with my manager just before i left, she did mention something about maybe putting the temps into some kind of holding pool where they may invite people back at a later date....but this was very vague....she still has no idea what the outcome is going to be.....well i had a fantastic year and loved every minute of it ...but you have to move on and get on with things, so i have a new job lined up for january ...so christmas off ...(NICE ONE) !!!
good luck to all you fello temp guys, who knows what will happen in the future...just get on with life and if theres a phone call in the future then ...BONUS...!
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the future...just get on with life and if theres a phone call in the future then ...BONUS...!
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