OK People, let's look at this from the real world please.
Aerlingus floats and DM heads off on holidays...mmm! Two days later, there's a hostile bid for AerLingus and golden boy is on the beach. The share price is down to 242 and two recent vital decisions on the future of the company have been made with absolutely no major shareholder approval or mandate!
Now for all you ignorant wannabees out there, get the facts before you start to leap. Imagine I've been a Captain in Aerlingus for the last few years and dedicated my life to the airline, good times and bad. I'm from Belfast or the like and think that this might me a good opportunity for me to return home to the ole alma mater. This man is telling me that I have to resign my job, give up all I've worked for and attend assessment for Belfast..I don't think so! If I'm an F/O with 8 years experience, shouldn't I be given the option of going to BFS, or any other base for my command if there are vacancies? Isn't that progressive? Yeah, forget about me too, I don't mind if I'm walked all over, and my loyalty quashed..!
T & C's can work across the board. Look at easyJet, they hire people all over Europe on the same contract, and let them decide where they want to go. If the base is available they go, if not they wait. There are no bully boy tactics and the process is fair and transparent. This is merely a smokescreen for a greedy CEO's personal agenda, who thinks that loyal workers throughout the airline can be walked on...well they can't!
Sorry, DM you're no Michael O'Leary.
P.S Should have gone to specsavers