Swissport Redundancies at bhx
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Welcome to Swissport UK - From landing to take-off: We care!
just another way to try and run the business with a minimal amount of staff, how typical..
just another way to try and run the business with a minimal amount of staff, how typical..
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good luck
I hope things improve for the staff, the staff who were there as Groundstar were the ''Best'',what a service we used to give
a lot of Good people have gone since then, the porta cabin on the ramp, living with the mice, ''I'm your mommy now'' A West Ham fan,''The boy'', ex BA.
NS,TW,NB,Yam Bob,RB,GW,SF,and not to mention Homer,can't forget him... those were the days. the best groundhandling at BHX for a while....
who to blame...... well some say no, not the stig....I.B
Good luck to everyone
a lot of Good people have gone since then, the porta cabin on the ramp, living with the mice, ''I'm your mommy now'' A West Ham fan,''The boy'', ex BA.NS,TW,NB,Yam Bob,RB,GW,SF,and not to mention Homer,can't forget him... those were the days. the best groundhandling at BHX for a while....
who to blame...... well some say no, not the stig....I.B
Good luck to everyone
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exaviation, no mention of any of the Airside Ops Supervisors???
Groundstar were a great bunch, even on a bad day most staff gave 100% and on a good day no one could touch them. The place started its descent to it's present level just before the Swissport take over, people being promoted way beyond their ability just because they suck up making the other so fed up they leave was just the thin end of the wedge. Yet again the company is looking to remove the people with the most knowledge when it is the useless management that should be sent packing. How can an Ops department work properly when the most experienced load controller only started working in Ops last May? It looks like they are trying to remove people who know more than them, which is probably most of them.
I feel very sorry for all the staff that are being forced to suffer once again. With Gate Group talking to Flybe, PIA looking to Servisair, Monarch off to who knows where, and Swiss surely looking to move after the last two rumoured cock ups it doesn't leave much for the staff to do. Not a good time to be working there I fear.
Groundstar were a great bunch, even on a bad day most staff gave 100% and on a good day no one could touch them. The place started its descent to it's present level just before the Swissport take over, people being promoted way beyond their ability just because they suck up making the other so fed up they leave was just the thin end of the wedge. Yet again the company is looking to remove the people with the most knowledge when it is the useless management that should be sent packing. How can an Ops department work properly when the most experienced load controller only started working in Ops last May? It looks like they are trying to remove people who know more than them, which is probably most of them.
I feel very sorry for all the staff that are being forced to suffer once again. With Gate Group talking to Flybe, PIA looking to Servisair, Monarch off to who knows where, and Swiss surely looking to move after the last two rumoured cock ups it doesn't leave much for the staff to do. Not a good time to be working there I fear.
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ops sup;
There was one on the list RB. missed off MM sorry, both became DM's they were fantastic,I know I can't mention everyone, best wishes to Mr & Mrs W, there from the start nice people and great to work with,
SM training, fantastic who took over from TW.
Cream will always rise to the top
Groundstar 100% commited, maybe some there just for the ride, you know who they are.
last one turn out the light...
SM training, fantastic who took over from TW.
Cream will always rise to the top
Groundstar 100% commited, maybe some there just for the ride, you know who they are.
last one turn out the light...
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Can't argue with MM, glad she has moved on to bigger and better things, but RB??? Have you been over doing the Christmas spirit? To me RB is a prime example of all that went wrong, promoted for being a yes man and certainly not for skills and ability to do the job being asked of him. There were others with much greater knowledge and experience who should have been given the DM job, unfortunately for them they had the balls and experience to question daft ideas first and not implement them irrespective of the outcome, and yes more senior management were aware because I raised the point with them during SM interviews. It isn't always cream that rises to the top, you just need to look inside a bog bowser to know that 
There are, unfortunately, many other examples. I hope that the good ones are put out of their misery soon, there is a better life outside and if you get the chance take it.
Groundstar really did try to be the best, it's such a shame that those that could have made it the biggest as well as the best were either pushed out or lost the will to carry on the fight out of sheer frustration.
There are, unfortunately, many other examples. I hope that the good ones are put out of their misery soon, there is a better life outside and if you get the chance take it. Groundstar really did try to be the best, it's such a shame that those that could have made it the biggest as well as the best were either pushed out or lost the will to carry on the fight out of sheer frustration.
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I know it's not possible to get on with or like everyone that we have worked with, but all did their bit for me, RB was a big help to me and I can only speak as I find, I'm glad to be out of it now.
Being a DM is not what it's cracked up to be, training now that's the thing !
last post and last visit to pprune,
be the best that you can be, see you on the left with the pin have a good flight......?
Being a DM is not what it's cracked up to be, training now that's the thing !
last post and last visit to pprune,
be the best that you can be, see you on the left with the pin have a good flight......?
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I was proud to work for groundstar
I was very proud to work for groundstar the times we had to load bags and despatch at the same time but will all managed to get on with it and pull together the times we did 18-20 hr shfts just to get the planes out and we all enjoyed it and worked well together. I am afraid its a very different story now we just get no support from our leaders and dont get me started on the trainning what trainning?.
All the old faces no longer there just 2 of us left over from the good old days at groundstar not for long I feel just waiting for my cheque to arrive and get told to hand my pass back, what a shame wish it was still good old groundstar in T1 sharing the office with the mice and the damp the good old days eh!!!!
All the old faces no longer there just 2 of us left over from the good old days at groundstar not for long I feel just waiting for my cheque to arrive and get told to hand my pass back, what a shame wish it was still good old groundstar in T1 sharing the office with the mice and the damp the good old days eh!!!!
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Redundancies expected in NCL too. Restructuring the supervisory levels AGAIN across the board. A couple of staff came up from another station to restructure us last time and now people stand to loose there jobs because of the arse that was made of it the first time. All comments same as From BHX, we used to be a cracking station when we were North East aviation and then changed to Groundstar, the staff From NCL and MAN helped set up the operations at BHX, STN and LGW. Same every new year - theres always something
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Great NewsThe Messiah is coming......All Heil the Messiah he is coming to save us all........Thoses who belive will be let through the Pearly "GATE"..........
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Redundancy at BHX
I too was a proud and very dedicated worker at Groundstar/Swissport.....The slow and steady decline started after we were taken over by Swissport. The staff morals in the Original groundstar was so high we were proud to work for pittance... We grew in numbers and must thank PR for it. He ensured eveytime we were to lose a contract we were able to win another and it kept us in our jobs. WM have no clue and his supposedly side kicks AW and JW are C R O N I C S. They only look after themselves and family and freinds. They dont care about th company....They salaries are fat and secure.....I am sorry for all the innocent staff that will lose their jobs. Here is a thought when you mess with God's children you mess with God himself...Nuff Said
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Looks like the problem isn't just at MAN. Seems that there are endemic problems within the ground handling industry all across the UK. MAN, NCL, BHX, GLA, LPL, LGW, LHR et al... it is always the same old story. Overworked, under equipped, pushed to the limit staff with NO MANAGEMENT SUPPORT!! What is the underlying cause of this disease? And more importantly, what can be done to fix it? Perhaps Thatcher took too much power away from the unions and now the workers have no strength in unity and nobody to look after THEIR interests. These same managers, regardless of which company or airport always seem to land on their feet elsewhere whilst the staff get shat upon from a great height!
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Best BHX Manager
Quiet Landing, hate to upset your rose tinted glasses but the best manager at BHX was the last General Manager CT. Didn't have much time for her at Servisair but was a total revelation when she switched sides. PR, as the first Station Manager, simply inherited all the good work she did. When he got his feet under the table he started to promote his 'pets' because of the way they sucked up rather than how well they could do the job. That was when the problems started, people became demotivated, lost interest or just left. And he didn't have much to do with winning new contracts either, that was the Commercial Manager, all he had to do was make the place look pretty and let the commercial team do their stuff. Think about it, were KS RB JW CS PK and others really the best people to carry out the tasks asked of them? There were others who could have done a much better job if they had been given the chance, then maybe the company would have continued to grow and prosper instead of face the current crisis. There again, if commercial had of done their job and get work for BHX instead of concerntrating on MAN and LGW things would be different. What other company would let a competitor continue with a contract that they have a worldwide agreement on when it would have saved jobs and allow the base to continue in its previous set up 
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If you are talking about the DM's job, then no he hasn't got it or anything else as of last Friday. Just like a certain ex ramp person was definitely coming to Servisair, it didn't happen either.
Which band are you on about?? One has gone their separate ways and left me with an albums worth of material to find a home for, the other is going from strength to strength and will hopefully feature in my new venture. So watch this space
Which band are you on about?? One has gone their separate ways and left me with an albums worth of material to find a home for, the other is going from strength to strength and will hopefully feature in my new venture. So watch this space