Bob,
Management have been warned about this for years but they saving money by not recruiting and trying to work the controllers to burn out.The last 8 to 9 months there has been alot of overtime to cover minimum opertional needs but still way too under staffed getting leave etc etc(we want a proper overtime system to cover all you mentioned leave,maturity leave,illness etc etc.Impact are trying to look for the solution but the only short term one is overtime or recruiting direct controllers.
Management have not bothered advertising direct entry properly,they have taken on 36 new recruits which starts next week but they will not be in line till late 2009(Its not a guarentee all of them will make it either).By late 2009 almost 20 current senior controller will have retired and there is lots more to follow over the years after that.Impact want more recruiting next year and the year after that.In fact by Impact demanding this,will save mangements ass in the future.
Management really has lost the trust of the staff to run the company professionally and SAFELY.
My Point is They are not recruiting fast enough cause of the short sightness of IAA mangement(havent recruited since 2002)
Last edited by Eagle T; 21st Feb 2008 at 15:20.