Originally Posted by
Olls
So do BA have an issue with sickness? It appears that they do (if people are talking in terms of 10 days sick/year) and are therefore dealing with it. As with all these sort of situations if one is honest about sickness there will not be a problem. However BA are still culturally stuck in the old nationalised mold ('change' NOOOO!!!) hence the strikes. A little like the last strike they had in 2005, no-one had any patience with that one either.
If BA go on strike then surely the union have failed in their objective. (oo unless the union objective is to flex their muscles and cause trouble).
EG300 affects every member of BA staff. It is not specifically designed to "discipline" cc. The majority of sickness, historically, has not been genuine.
The only problem, and cc have my sympathy here, is that ground staff can go to work with a sniffle, cabin crew can't. The process is designed to manage sickenss and eradicate skiving. Am I naiive in thinking that loss of earning through lost expenses should have the same effect?
Are cc permitted to do roster swaps with each other as a means of getting more flexible time off?
How many cc have been terminated through EG300?