It may have escaped some CC folk, but the company is going through another bout of reorganisation. Lots of departments have been shifted about the place and, surprise, surprise, some senior managers seem to have vanished. Oh and they've only announced the top level structure so far. So what does that tell us about the way the company operates. Well, put simply, change is the only constant. So anyone who thinks that they can stay doing the same thing week in week out, year after year, is fooling themselves. That doesn't mean we'll all get asked to reapply for our jobs on lower wages and harsher conditions. It does mean that in order to stay competitive in a pretty vicious business, we will need to get slicker in what we do, find ways to reduce costs and still deliver excellent customer service. Bottom line, we all get to work harder, but at least we all have jobs and hopefully pensions in the future. That's the reality. Anyone who thinks they can get a better deal elsewhere is welcome to try, but for cabin crew, many will know that the BA deal for all bar MF is way above what other UK based carriers will offer.
Final thing that is worth considering. What was the People department (HR in old speak) is now lumped in with Legal and Government Affairs. The area is headed up by the old head of Legal. The other notable nugget is that Bill Francis is confirmed as head of IFCE, so from KW's viewpoint, he clearly has been doing the right things.