Earlier flight time
 

Due to fly this evening to BFS from BRS. Received text saying flight departing at 17.40 instead of 19.10 plus arrive at BRS 2 hours early. I can't make it in time and contacting Easyjet is not happening, been trying for 6 hours. Any advice?

Birmingham?

Birmingham?

you sure it wasn't too few letters, not words?

I read on the BBC that EZY want all their staff to take 3 months unpaid leave. But the bosses are merely taking a 20% pay cut. Since the recovery from the present situation will have nothing to do with the EZY bosses, I can't see why they should be paid at all.

Yes, that’s probably it.

Surely the CEO, COO and FD will be the principle players, within the company, who will determine whether the company survives this crisis, and therefore whether there are any jobs at all?

The article actually said "Among the proposed changes are a freeze on planned pay rises and a requirement to take three months of unpaid leave." but discussions are still ongoing.

I agree, they will have a major part to play.

In addition if you make senior management redundant you will find that minimum 3 or 6 month or more notice contracts in place. This means you pay them for this plus enhanced redundancy.

If and when the system rboots itself there are the very people you need to be able to get back to whatever is normal. If this started to happen in July then you will have paid them 3 months notice (minimum), lots of redundancy and you will still need the skills they have.

I can only guess that this is a way to motivate lots of Easyjet staff to find an alternate job ASAP - it's in effect saying to people that they can remain nominally employed so there is no gap on their CV, but they should spend the next 3 months focussed solely on looking for a new job. Alternatively if people really really need cash now then take your chances with redundancy money.
That said, the people at the top should be taking a deeper paycut than just 20% - they will certainly be working very hard in the next few months to save the company, but it fails to recognise that somebody on 500k per year can afford a reduced income much more easily than someone on 20k per year. Very poor leadership

I would imagine their plans for a swanky new HQ will be kicked into the long grass.

Nope. It’s going ahead.

I tell you one thing that easyJet are getting wrong is their PR regarding present political/commercial situation.
The paying public aren't going to be too impressed with their whining (alongside other airlines) for a government payout when they read about the millions that are paid out to easy investors while the present crisis worsens. The amounts alone that Stelios and family have received in recent years is breathtaking? So why should Joe Public have to cough up when there are many more deserving causes that may need financial assistance?

I wish you all well during the present crisis, but suggest your company's board and management should maybe take a look in the mirror before they start stretching out with the begging bowl.

Good luck to you all and I hope your jobs remain during this crisis.

It's simple: what you and most of the public seem to ignore is that most of those share holders are pension funds.

Sure maybe Stelios should forego his dividend. But you cannot rightfully refuse it to be paid to those vital funds that will impact peoples pensions. The hardship is coming for easy staff and they have my deepest sympathies at this difficult time. But why cause hardship for even more people?

They say it had already been signed off.

this was asked to Johan in a stand up last week. To be fair to him you could tell he was unhappy that the money had left the business and couldn’t do anything about it.

I don't think the public will give a flying rat's arsehole. They'll still want their cheap flights to Benidorm and once this has blown over it'll be a distant memory.

Your really believe that? Good grief.

I could. Amidst all this, I'm itching to book a holiday.