Crew recruitment

[staraviation]

Hello,

Can anyone enlighten me - I have been advised that it is possible to outsource cabin crew employment? Is this true?
A client has said he is looking at this instead of employing there own but we were under the impression there were safety issues?

Any help would be appreciatred!

[sixmilehighclub]

Hi star

You can outsource the recruitment. Training is a different story though and has to be through a regulated company, ie BA, EK, etc. The actual contract of employment can be outsourced but you would need to determine how to obtain the licences for the crew (maximum three allowed) .The operation could be difficult depending on whether the agency or airline is managing matters like sickness, disruption and rostering.

An airline can use any agency to select suitable staff for them but it doesn't necessarily mean the agency will do a good job of it. They would need to select a reputable company, and would need a thorough contract, covering procurement requirements, numbers, fees, KPIs, remuneration, process, etc.

Cheers
Six

[staraviation]

Hi six

So is it possible to outsource the entire process from recruitment to training to staff issues?
What do you mean when you say ilences with a maxiimum of 3?

Any help much appreciated!

Cheers

Star

[titmitch]

Staraviation 3 licenses meaning that cabin crew can operate on 3 aircraft types at the same time but not more, unless that stopped working on one type and trained on another i.e. at my company I was trained and could operate on boeing 737 and 757. Hope this helps

[OZcabincrew]

the company i work for outsource casual crew, but that is only their employment contract, everything else is handled by the airline. The airline also had a reputable recruitment agency take over recruitment and during that time they let some terrible people through, people that wouldn't normally have gotten the job. They have since lost the contract and the airline is back to doing their own recruitment (thank God!)