Email from BASSA as follows:-
Our updated advice is to now ring OST if you wish and report that you are
available for duty.
The "don't take industrial action letter" has now disappeared after
details were reported in the press. At present there are not many trips to
allocate.
The Cranebank interview has also now been altered to an "in touch" style
meeting with your fellow strikers and three managers - we know whom our
money's on!
Some people have had this allocated but not everybody - it appears hit and
miss.
Remember that 24 hours' notice is required for a duty.
Our understanding at present, is that your basic pay can only be deducted
for the time during which you were participating in industrial action,
although we haven't, as yet, heard back from our lawyers - we will however
publish our legal advice in full tomorrow, for your guidance.
Thank you again for all your support; we will keep you updated as we
receive the information ourselves.
Just a couple of things here regarding the update. Perhaps if they'd have bothered to read the ESS from BF before the strike dates, they might have had an update sooner, rather than on day two back to work. Firstly, they have said that the update is to 'now call OST if you want to return to work earlier', well, BF said that quite some time ago so it's hardly an 'update' is it? If BA were stating that they wouldn't get paid until the reported back to work, surely their Lawyers might have checked this out sooner? Interesting to note that at present there aren't many flights to be allocated.
