This is the proposal of BASSA and UNITE!
Pay
To maintain the overall cabin crew pay- Basic salary above and all variables and meal allowance bill at its current level (as at 31st March 2009) during the period 1st April 2009 to 31st March 2011, subject to any increase in flying volumes.
If any changes in overall flying create a surplus in cabin crew, BA will take all reasonable steps to manage this surplus voluntarily rather than compulsory measures.
Combined Pay and Productivity
- Cabin crew pay scales: (above £12000 per annum) reduced by 2.61% as of 1st October 2009. Incremental scale for all grades is unchanged. No change to pensionable salary scales. .
- Next salary increase date 1stFebruary 2011 - for basic salary, variables and meal allowances 2011.
- From 1st October 2009 a telephone allowance will no longer be paid
- Incremental salary increases will continue as normal.
Productivity - Worldwide Fleet
Disruption agreement.
From 1st October 2009, the disruption agreement will be extended to cover the following areas:
- Inbound diversions within the United Kingdom and Ireland will no longer require a double night. If crew cannot continue onwards to base and rest is required - minimum of 13.1/2 hours and or scheme will be applicable - Crew may then continue onwards to base.
- A diversion payment will be payable if crew divert and or take minimum rest and subsequently continue to base, unless a double nights rest has been achieved.
- One MBT may be flexed to maintain the forward roster.
- To ensure a continual customer focus the Director of Customer should liase with the Branch Chairman or convener of the relevant union branch in order to discuss the nature, extent, and time scales of the disruption.
Any element expressly contained within the disruption agreement may be used, but will be confirmed in writing to each union within 3 hours of its initiation.
The disruption agreement may be enacted for a period of 1 to 6 days. If an extension is required the above process will be repeated.
A sub group of the NSP will be set up to discuss and agree a disruption agreement for Euro Fleet and Single Fleet Gatwick crew. The trigger for use of a new Euro Fleet and Single Fleet Gatwick disruption agreement will be the same as used by the WW disruption agreement.
Back to Back Agreement
- From 1st October a Middle East back to back will be allowable. This will consist of a list of specified Middle East destinations, agreed in advance with the Steering representatives of Unite Cabin Crew and will be linked as per the current back to back agreement. Examples of destinations to be linked will include, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Egypt and Kuwait.
- The following provisos will need to be observed;
- A back to back will not consist of a western trip linked to an eastern trip.
- A back to back will not consist of any destination that is not typically agreed as a destination that forms part of the middle east theatre of operation. Examples are listed above
- A back to back will generate a minimum of 4 nights MBT.
- Any slip at any destination that links two trips without MBT between the two trips, will be considered the ‘slip station’ and will trigger any associated payments.
- Any new destination within the global linear marks, known as longitude and latitude within the marks known as 40 degrees East - 20 degrees North, shall be subject to negotiation and agreement, before being included as an allowable back to back destination.
Supervisory Reduction
A position of premium cabin purser will be introduced. The premium cabin purser will be responsible for supervising the service in both the First and Club world cabins.
This will allow the removal of one purser position from the 747/777 4 class aircraft, which will be replaced by a main crewmember, subject to training and flying experience.
This is subject to the following provisos;
- The purser may elect to work in any of the premium cabins
- Legal Responsibilities will then be re-allocated to main crewmembers.
Additional Crew Member Routes.
Remove the extra crewmembers from LHR additional crewmember routes.
Early Day Report.
Early day report will be amended to allow a trip to be allocated from 06:01 onwards.
Productivity - Single Fleet Gatwick
On the 777 3 class aircraft at LGW swap a purser for a main crewmember, subject to training and flying experience.
Change to the bidding agreement that will allow CM’s to bid for trips on the Airbus. The principle of single supervisory grade will prevail.
Productivity - Euro Fleet
B767 aircraft will move to Euro Fleet to be operated under a new Euro Fleet agreement.
Euro Fleet Single Supervisor.
It is agreed in principle that the CSD and PSR role can be considered a single role for the purposes of bidding/rostering. The principles are as follows;
- A CSD or PSR can bid for or rostered any trip on any single aisle aircraft type (except 767.)
- A CSD or PSR can be rostered in-charge of B757.
- Only one SCCM to be rostered on B757 and any single aisle aircraft type and the current PSR position is to be replaced by a main crew member.
- On Euro Fleet B767 the SCCM must be a CSD, with the current PSR position being replaced by a main crewmember.
Finish time
Change Euro Fleet finish time to 22:00. This is subject to the preceding block of work being five days or less.
Productivity - Cross Fleet
Targeted unlimited voluntary redundancy should be offered in seniority order.
THE PACKAGE
Part - time Contracts
Exhaust the existing part time lists for all bases.
Open a new part time list offering the following contract types;
75% contract
50% contract
33% contracts
Job share
This list is to be made available to all bases and could be opened from the 1st July 2009.
There are to be no restrictions on the number of contracts assailable.
Voluntary Redundancy.
An offer of voluntary redundancy is made available to all permanent cabin crew, and subject to the following:
- Maximum of 75 weeks.
- Staff Travel to remain in place.
- Opportunity and Choice Framework
ALL NSP fleets retain full transfer rights under the Ops+ Choice agreement. This is to include single Fleet Gatwick.
Long - Term Incentive Plan
An L-TIP will be agreed covering the period from 2011 to 2014 and will focus primarily on an incentives share scheme.