The proposed changes at Swanwick are for use in the event of sickness on sectors that have no sick cover provided.
huh?
The required staffing is Tactical, Planner and Assistant. ALL the time. If one is not present,
for whatever reason the sector must be closed. That is the procedure. Seems pretty sensible to me, post Ueberlingen.
People are at a low ebb in the middle of the night. Regardless of the traffic situation, having (at least) two ATCOs provides some sort of safety net to catch errors.
This smacks of expediency over safety. Particularly worrying after Ueberlingen, as has been pointed out.
Rgds BEX