Mr O'Leary said pilots' pay at some of its largest bases "may be a bit on the low side".He added that pay rises will be offered in areas where there are recruitment problems such as London Stansted, Dublin, Frankfurt and Berlin.
I would be watching closely Qlink very closely. Cost of living pressures are not to be taken in isolation. Will Qlink be able to recruit into Sydney?
Secondly, he's using non-descriptive and leading language to make pilots feel like they have something to lose if they don't capitulate. That word "goodies" suggests surprises or hidden treasures which could in fact be a bag of minties. This practice is deeply laced with basic oppressive behaviour.
Of course he is, this adversarial IR model relies on the implied threat of 'taking away goodies'
- EA negotiations drawn out until business cycle deteriorates, they drive through their desired changes in a slowing economy, threatening to 'take away' the goodies or 'back pay' from stalling the negotiation for so long
- If deterioration, usually another big round of job losses, the implied threat of redundancy is quietly spread.
O'Leary is the poster boy for this style of IR. The problem with all their clever models of employee management is they NEVER imagined lack of supply.
It is structural, NOT cyclical. their model is dead and for you in Australia may portend a decline in the role of Oldmeadow and adversarial IR as practiced at JQ and Qantas.
