If jayPee28bpr is correct then maybe BA could save lots more money by reducing the pay of ALL of its staff to "market rate + 10%"
(at least that way we can see we are all being treated equally poorly!!)
BA's own recent figures state that average cost per staff member is £53000.
It has 175 staff per aircraft.....currently on an A319 only 4 of those are the cabin crew.
(how does that stack up to EJ et al? )
As a csd with 31 years invested in this once well run company, my basic is £34500.
This year I have often been non-op'd (up to 50% of available working days in some months) and so the variable amounts in some months have been between £200 - £300. Hardly the laughable £70k figures bandied about on this site and the press.
The pay current crew are on was AGREED by BA .
Some people are obviously earning a great deal at the expence of the many front line staff in the cabin, on the ground, who are out there doing the best they can day in day out.
Blaming all BA's woes on BASSA and cabin crew is completely barmy.
We would all be happy if the £600million+ or so had not been wasted on fines this past year......with possibly more to come.
How about fines = NIL bonus to all Snr Mgmt/board with them culpable for fines with money to be recovered from them personally if a case is found against them?
Now that would maybe drive some performance from them