Latest I have heard is 8 redundancies from the ramp operation if they want their pay rise... which a ballot has agreed on... The union has accepted that 8 redundancies is acceptable, so that the majority get their agreed pay increase!
The pay rise ONLY affects the staff that were brought over on a promised Servisair pay rise through a TUPE agreement. (Due to Easyjet Contract swappingahnds)
ONLY the ex-servisair TUPE staff could vote on the payrise vs redundancy issue... SO....
Will the redundancies come ONLY from the ex-servisair TUPE staff.. or are the original Gate Aviation staff likely to be in the firing line too (bearing in mind they had no vote and no benefit from the pay rise anyway?)
Also, the TUPE staff as (or so I am told) on much better pay and conditions and pay than Gate's original staff. The TUPE staff bring their pensions with them...
Is it legal (as the ex servisair staff believe) for Gate Aviation to make eight of their own redundant, (because its cheaper) as the result of pay negotiations that they never had a vote on?
RTG!