Covid-19 effect on ATC working conditions
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Poland
Posts: 127
Covid-19 effect on ATC working conditions
Hi guys, I was wondering if last year made some effect on our working conditions globally. European (probably not only) traffic went down dramatically and ANSPs lost most of the fees. Did it affect you working conditions? Some spectacular reduction of salary? Reduced staffing? Single Person Operations? Reduced working hours? Unemployment?
Any predictions and hopes as to when things get better?
Any predictions and hopes as to when things get better?
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Ukraine
Posts: 80
Hello. in Ukraine:
Before Covid we had 6 shifts, now we have 12 "half-shifts". Working time and salary cut by 50%.
Sometimes ATCs work ALL night (11 hours on duty) without substitution (lack of stuff in case of 1/2 shift +studing/illness). And administration forbids to issue zero-rate for few hours in such cases. As they are afraid of "Eurocontrol sanctions")))
Fortunately no one fired)
Before Covid we had 6 shifts, now we have 12 "half-shifts". Working time and salary cut by 50%.
Sometimes ATCs work ALL night (11 hours on duty) without substitution (lack of stuff in case of 1/2 shift +studing/illness). And administration forbids to issue zero-rate for few hours in such cases. As they are afraid of "Eurocontrol sanctions")))
Fortunately no one fired)
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: UK
Posts: 140
At many UK airports we have combined radar and tower function, which means fewer bodies in the building and more people on furlough.
The area centers also have sectors permanently bandboxed which results in the same.
The area centers also have sectors permanently bandboxed which results in the same.
Last edited by mike current; 18th Jan 2021 at 07:40.
