pmvw:
Out in the real world of private industry, after behaviour like that he would have been out the door so fast he'd have to have his coat posted along later
I must wholeheartedly agree. The attempts by some to excuse or minimize the actions of some of these individuals who have been dismissed (and there have been few dismissals) shows a great disconnect from the reality of business.
Mr. Everard created a pornographic website for the sole and singular purpose of disparaging BA Cabin Crew and BA itself.
A few months ago my husband's IT department came to him with a troubling report that one of his senior individuals had bypassed their filter (rather simply but creatively done I must say) and had been viewing pornography from his business owned computer. He was gone in two days. Done.
With leadership comes responsibility, not only to those you work for, but those you lead. BASSA treats their responsibility as some sort of silly child's game..Refuse to report for duty, texting during confidential negotiations, porn sites, inaccurate representations, etc., etc..
....and people still make excuses for them.
As for this comment:
That is why you have unions and collective strength; unless you have already played the trump card at the start of the game.
No, Unions are for protecting workers and staff against REAL wrongs, for negotiating for the best possible position that allows both the workforce and the business to survive and thrive.
The Unions that my husband negotiates with would not have defended or excused a pornographic website set up to defame their co-workers and not one of his Reps would have participated in such conduct.
Not all Unions behave like BASSA.