The following is an extract from a report compiled by a strategy consultant for easyJet back in 2007. A sad indication of where these kind of people are going, with no thought about any bigger picture other than next years bonus targets.
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Reducing employment costs is possible only if EZY relaxes some of the constraints imposed upon it, e.g.
– Local contracts:
- Contracting crew in lower social security cost countries
– Standardised terms and conditions for crew
- De-unionising pilots through use of contracting structures (such as RYR's Brookfield contract) to enable
differential pay scales and individually negotiated terms and conditions
• Furthermore, the current fragmented crew basing strategy imposes additional restrictions
– Forming fewer, larger crew bases may deliver savings by:
- Improving the average BH productivity of crew
- Enabling a greater quantity of training to be delivered at base
– Locating crew bases in lower labour cost locations and flying into commercial markets could deliver further
employment cost savings