HZ123
You really should pay more attention to what is going on.
A process started pre 911 and was temporarily halted post 911 before being concluded and implemented early last year whereby the BA pilots total packages were benchmarked against LH, KLM and AF. This delivers to the company equivalent salary levels against our major, full service European competitors. I hasten to add that the company gains by virtue of better productivity from BA pilots varying well into double-digits in percentage terms.
Meanwhile this benchmarking has not been conducted elsewhere, and it is those areas where the terms and conditions and numbers are WELL above industry standard.
As part of the benchmarking process, BALPA determined the number of employees per aircraft and the number of employees per pilot in comparison to LH etc, who have very similar fleet portfolios, and demonstrated to management that BA was overmanned by about 20,000. Some of those have now gone, but much more is needed. OK, some of the BA excesses are due to LHR (BA is the UK's 2nd biggest bus operator, for example), but many working practises need to be brought into the late 20th let alone the 21st Century. Areas that need urgent attention are certainly Cabin Crew and MT (Drivers) and no doubt that black hole aka baggage handling is also right up there. That's on the front-line, as to the back room staff, I know less specifics but could well imagine that a thorough spring clean is needed.
As to Flight Crew, no doubt the company have their wish list for us, but overall at Board level they have no real issues with us.