Originally Posted by
MrKipling
What about when Thomson made over 100 pilots redundant some years back and then didnt offer them their jobs back when they were recruiting again? I didnt see BALPA helping the unemployed ones back through the door.
It's their train set though and none of my business so I'll wind my neck in😁
your right it is their train set and it’s was Thomson’s HR department that denied giving those made redundant the automatic right to return. The managements fig leaf to those booted out was the request to keep their contact details up to date in the event they might recruit.
When recruitment did start 3 years later it was BALPA that repeatedly and pointedly asked the management to honour those comments.
Many of those that where made redundant were re-employed and many of those are now Captains.
Balpa was instrumental in protecting those pilots interests.