Aer Lingus to be quizzed over memo
Taken from RTE Tuesday 26th July 05
Aer Lingus to be quizzed over memo
26 July 2005 11:23
Aer Lingus executives will be questioned by an Oireachtas committee today about a controversial memo which discussed ways of encouraging staff to leave the airline.
Airline management and union representatives are due before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport.
The committee is trying to establish the purpose and context of the July 2004 memo.
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It was drawn up to ensure the redundancy programme at the airline was a success.
The 12-point discussion document indicated a range of options including the so-called 'tap on the shoulder' approach to some supervisory staff that they had no future with the airline.
Another involved downgrading of cabin crew's traditional liveried uniform in favour of t-shirts and jumpsuits and tedious training programmes for pilots.