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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Exeter
Age: 54
Posts: 161
Thanks for the insight there I had no idea how bad it was. I just wonder for those going to BA, no matter how many roster changes you get surely that can't be worse than commuting forever to work out of LHR. Is is guys who have local home bases or guys who are commuting who are moving on? Maybe they're thinking that if they're going to commute forever, they may as well do it for someone else.
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Out of a bag
Posts: 512
Originally Posted by mockingjay
Thanks for the insight there I had no idea how bad it was. I just wonder for those going to BA, no matter how many roster changes you get surely that can't be worse than commuting forever to work out of LHR. Is is guys who have local home bases or guys who are commuting who are moving on? Maybe they're thinking that if they're going to commute forever, they may as well do it for someone else.
There's also the better pay & conditions, the confidence that the airline will be around in 5/10/15 years time...
The head in the sand mentality in leeds is rather galling... they need to face up to the fact that despite hating their pilot/cabin crew workforce, without us, the company doesn't work. Even small gestures such as an effective staff travel system would go a long way to regaining goodwill.
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Ireland
Age: 40
Posts: 102
Jet2 4
Yea I joined LS last year and well... Returned to my previous employer. I hope the mentality (especially in GLA) improves. I know guys who transferred from GLA to other LS bases and they said it was like working for a different company. I think the guys on the line are a great bunch of people and well it was a pleasure flying with them even if it was for only a year and a half. Jet2 has its positives and like everywhere its minuses. I think at the top it needs a new face and new way of thinking and more importantly a new and fairer way of reacting to certain situations. Lowering HR's power would be a good start. Though to be fair that's the way of the world now in most companies!
As for the aircraft order... http://www.pilotjobsnetwork.com/jobs/Jet2.com
As for the aircraft order... http://www.pilotjobsnetwork.com/jobs/Jet2.com
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: EU
Age: 49
Posts: 246
Even small gestures such as an effective staff travel system would go a long way to regaining goodwill.
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: The IMF.
Posts: 537
Pay scales would surely have to be a cost? They cannot be waved away as anything other than just that.
Whether or not they could be covered by the theoretical lowering of training cost, they're still a cost - and impossible to quantify, as you never know 100% how many people intended to move on at any given point in time.
However, I agree on your sentiment. Many things cost little, but are sometimes just not part of a given culture.
Whether or not they could be covered by the theoretical lowering of training cost, they're still a cost - and impossible to quantify, as you never know 100% how many people intended to move on at any given point in time.
However, I agree on your sentiment. Many things cost little, but are sometimes just not part of a given culture.
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: far too low
Posts: 231
Jet2 4
You could always slash the budget of the revolving door that is the human remains department. Their policies push out more pilots than anything else. Pilots get a payrise and more decide to stay. Win win really.
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Gatwick
Posts: 452
Added to which Norwegian have a net requirement of 350+ pilots for the 738 fleet in 2016 alone + retirements and people moving to the 787 plus 4 new 787-9 airframes next year.
New Uk base in BHX & either MAN/EDI with LGW becoming a major training base requiring TRI/TRE pay rates should jump in 2016/7
I can't see 70% contracts, half pay in training,no crew food, lack of staff travel being sustainable, if Ryanair have had to up their game on T&C's and they have, then Jet2 are deluding themselves if they think they have a USP in the employment market, they do of course, its called their HR department, time PM went in there and sacked the lot of them.
New Uk base in BHX & either MAN/EDI with LGW becoming a major training base requiring TRI/TRE pay rates should jump in 2016/7
I can't see 70% contracts, half pay in training,no crew food, lack of staff travel being sustainable, if Ryanair have had to up their game on T&C's and they have, then Jet2 are deluding themselves if they think they have a USP in the employment market, they do of course, its called their HR department, time PM went in there and sacked the lot of them.
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Weaslebergville
Age: 67
Posts: 113
Alot of management confuse 'Cost' and 'Value'.
Simple and modest improvements in terms and conditions should be viewed as an investment in a business of J2's size. It is now in the billion pound turnover area, seemingly with some growing up to do.
Few seem to be moaning about money (more is always welcome though), it's more about rostering issues, health care, staff travel and unpleasant employee relations.
Staff turnover fuels more staff turnover, as more leave rosters become more fragile, leading to more leaving. Some imagination and fresh thinking is required to break the cycle.
Simple and modest improvements in terms and conditions should be viewed as an investment in a business of J2's size. It is now in the billion pound turnover area, seemingly with some growing up to do.
Few seem to be moaning about money (more is always welcome though), it's more about rostering issues, health care, staff travel and unpleasant employee relations.
Staff turnover fuels more staff turnover, as more leave rosters become more fragile, leading to more leaving. Some imagination and fresh thinking is required to break the cycle.
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Gatwick
Posts: 452
In the UK the revolving door for 737 drivers is fairly limited to FR, DY/ & J2 the people who join J2 are in the main doing so to be closer to where they live, the same with the many Captains joining FR this year, DY/ have not recruited in 2015 and for now can only offer LGW and even that is very unlikely for new starters in either seat.
People leaving any of the above for BA is a + career move, anything else is shuffling the cards
People leaving any of the above for BA is a + career move, anything else is shuffling the cards
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Out of a bag
Posts: 512
Originally Posted by Jet2_320
I think LNIDA was, Jet2 wouldn't have the serviceable aircraft and crew to do it.
The aircrafts are going AOG on a daily basis. The crews have been well and truly pissed off over the last few years with this summer reaching new lows with regards to rostering and roster disruption, as a result the 75 guys are now refusing to work days offs any longer. Would be surprised if the 73 guys won't follow suit very shortly. And the summer has only started...
The aircrafts are going AOG on a daily basis. The crews have been well and truly pissed off over the last few years with this summer reaching new lows with regards to rostering and roster disruption, as a result the 75 guys are now refusing to work days offs any longer. Would be surprised if the 73 guys won't follow suit very shortly. And the summer has only started...
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 50
The aircrafts are going AOG on a daily basis. The crews have been well and truly pissed off over the last few years with this summer reaching new lows with regards to rostering and roster disruption, as a result the 75 guys are now refusing to work days offs any longer. Would be surprised if the 73 guys won't follow suit very shortly. And the summer has only started...
BTW - what is AOG?
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: 6 miles 14
Posts: 641
Originally Posted by nonfrequentflyer_NCL
Sounds like my line of work (emergency ambulance service). Flogged to the bone.
BTW - what is AOG?
BTW - what is AOG?
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 50
Hooded - thank you.
Yet again, sounds like us lads and our Ambulances, "Control - our ambo has developed a fault - need to take it off the road", after 4 days of 14 hour shifts and one break per shift........
Yet again, sounds like us lads and our Ambulances, "Control - our ambo has developed a fault - need to take it off the road", after 4 days of 14 hour shifts and one break per shift........
