BA Cabin Crew strikes are on the cards
Paxing All Over The World
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Dated 3rd January
https://www.theguardian.com/business...in-pay-dispute
British Airways cabin crew to go on strike next week in pay dispute
About 2,500 members of BA’s Heathrow-based mixed fleet to walkout for 48 hours from Tuesday after rejecting latest offer
About 2,500 members of BA’s Heathrow-based mixed fleet to walkout for 48 hours from Tuesday after rejecting latest offer
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From: Confoederatio Helvetica
According to media reports WW's total compensation in 2015 was €8.8 million. In round numbers that's £7,500,000.
At the the advertised salary of £21/25,000 p.a. for mixed fleet Mr Walsh makes 357/300 times more. At the £10-12 more commonplace salary he makes 750/625 times more.
Does anyone deserve to be paid 750 times, or even 300 times as much as a front line employees?
Put in the context of Fat Cat Wednesday Mr. Walsh makes £2076 an hour (301 days at 12 hrs). It takes him 13 1/2 hours to earn the annual average U.K. salary of £28,200. Makes him a Fat Cat early Tuesday morning.
Something terribly wrong with these numbers. He has already earned more this year than many of his employees will earn in a year.
At the the advertised salary of £21/25,000 p.a. for mixed fleet Mr Walsh makes 357/300 times more. At the £10-12 more commonplace salary he makes 750/625 times more.
Does anyone deserve to be paid 750 times, or even 300 times as much as a front line employees?
Put in the context of Fat Cat Wednesday Mr. Walsh makes £2076 an hour (301 days at 12 hrs). It takes him 13 1/2 hours to earn the annual average U.K. salary of £28,200. Makes him a Fat Cat early Tuesday morning.
Something terribly wrong with these numbers. He has already earned more this year than many of his employees will earn in a year.
Paxing All Over The World
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ZET states the problem. in modern society, the shareholders come before the customers in priority. I fully appreciate how the stock market works (I have worked in The City of London) but the old adage 'look after the customer and the customer will look after you' is long gone.
To be fair, that is also the customer's fault. As customers have proved that they will change carrier for a £10 reduction - there is no incentive to keep them.
To be fair, that is also the customer's fault. As customers have proved that they will change carrier for a £10 reduction - there is no incentive to keep them.
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From: Middlesesx
As customers we have also learnt to expect and accept complacency in the service and the product. We can pay easily £20000-£30000 for a motor vehicle, which should it go wrong most distributors/garages will spend more time fobbing you off than sorting it. When they do it is not unlike getting an appointment with your GP!
