As I live and breathe:
“One of the issues that I think we have to address is that maybe we have got the pilot pay a bit on the low side,” O’Leary said. “Maybe we have pushed it a little bit far in terms of pilot pay and pilot productivity.” He added the airline would address specific issues where they come up.' (The Irish Times 23/09/17)
The paradigm shift is on.
- Barriers to entry (cost,acumen and time to train)
- HR/IR driven models, where statutory limits are now KPI targets
- Demographics
He must have been grinding his teeth conceding that.
It matters little which company or continent you are on, with the possible exception of Southwest Airlines in North America, Continental Airlines under Gordon Bethune or indeed Rob Fyfe at Air New Zealand, modern corporations seem the human input as a burdensome and troublesome pest to be marginalised, minimised and where possible out sourced.
Ryanair filled a gap and perhaps is the apex of adversarial management, small on stick big on carrot. Funnily enough, Southwest Airlines treats people with respect and has 'productivity levels' the envy of the industry.
Perhaps this style of management is due for the dustbin and like Chairman Clifford and the other Irish export at Qantas, ought be consigned to history.
