Barra, as stated on another thread, AsA have been hanging out the no vacancy sign.
The responses that several controllers have received recently has been luke-warm, to say the least.
The speculation as to why AsA is telling those applying that there are no vacancies has varied from:
- AsA is waiting for the new IR laws to kick in so that they can 'adjust' the terms of hire
- there are genuinely no places available (seems strange with all the TIBA going on)
- AsA is addicted to the policy of undermanning and filling the holes with OT to produce an overall cheaper labour bill (works fine as long as the staff play ball)
- they do not want to re-hire the individuals involved
Take your pick.
Either way, there are people trying to come back who are being told there are no jobs available, regardless of the T&C.