I only just caught up with this threat and unfortunately I have to second Getoutofmygalley in pretty much everything she/he stated. And I'm not based in London.
Somebody who you wouldn't expect it off was just stood down from a duty as fatigued last week at our base. After a week/month from hell, reporting for an Airport SBY, finding changes for another 4 sectors duty, the crew member couldn't face it anymore and dissolved into tears (something else you wouldn't expect of that poor person). The ACCM sent her home (which is at least something.). But I ask myself how it can get to that point? If that is legal then this should be looked into....it shouldn't be legal that people work themselves to/over their limits like that!!!
Safety?! I bet despite anything that crew member might say that she hadn't been safe to operate for days already. Probably without realizing herself. I wonder how the CAA (and easyjet) expects us to be safe after a 12 hour duty in the best of circumstances....not considering the building-up-effect of many of those duties in a row...
As for the 6/3 roster....if the Union won't do anything about it, I will. As Getoutofmygalley said, I will be one of many to leave.
But see, I believe that's exactly what the company wants. It's called constructive dismissal.
Get rid of all the old crew who are on decent contracts, and get more fixed term contracters in who won't dare to be off sick because they are worried that they are not taken on. They earn less money for the same job, get only very little leave and that little will be allocated whenever it suits the company not them. They are less likely to join the union as they are only on a fixed term contract. Basically, easyjet is turning into a second Ryanair.
I'm not surprised that we still haven't got any Pulse results although the company already got them. I bet they are horrendous results although I find it already speaks for itself to see the respond rates at the different bases. You can see there which bases are still motivated, and which are only putting their head down and come to work.
It's such a shame, and it makes me so sad and angry because it used to be a good place to work for....and it used to be fun. Now it's only a job, and not even a good one.