This is what we thought was wrong and how we wanted it fixed:
http://www.impact.ie/iopen24/pub/new...ewsdesk_id=112
This is what the LRC said
http://www.iaa.ie/corp_fin/show_news.asp?ID=457
(and I used the IAA's own website to prove honesty and fairness)
Results would indicate that the LRC agreed with us. Which goes to show that the best way for the IAA to be managed going forward is through the input of staff (all staff). Not the micro-managed, penny-pinching heretofore witnessed style.
All that remains is the minutae to be hammered out. From this point forward the service we provide is both
safer for pilots and controllers.
New controllers enter the ranks as normal, DE's enter the ranks at a point relative to years of experience they bring. The only bar on progression is that one must have 2 years experience with the IAA before any new level can be achieved. This is true of me, all new controllers, existing controllers and DE's. While waiting for those 2 years to pass, one still moves up the pay scale each year. The next level after 2 years pass is an optional Expert grade. All this does is move one up 1 step on the payscale and make one liable to assignment to extra duties within the company.
Example 1. New controller 1st day, point 1 on the scale
Example 2. New controller 3 yrs experience and doesn't volunteer for extra duties, 3rd point on the scale (4th if he volunteers)
Example 3. DE with 12yrs previous experience, 1st day with IAA, 12th point on scale
Example 4 DE with 14 yrs experience 2 of which with the IAA, 14th point on the scale (15th if he volunteers)
See a pattern emerging? That's because we all are treated the same.
How can you have a problem with this?
Thorisgod