CHC UK redundancies/strike action/FSP
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Originally Posted by helimutt
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I posted that CHC now looking for voluntary redundancies. Uk and Ireland.
Is that out of bounds?
Mods, if you remove posts, any chance of sending a PM to explain why or what you disagree with?
I posted that CHC now looking for voluntary redundancies. Uk and Ireland.
Is that out of bounds?
And we don't send pm's about post edits anyway, so don't expect one
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Nope. The contractors on the L2 are still there. The L contractors have been told they are finishing. 5 not 14 though. Sorry to spoil things with facts.
Nope. The contractors on the L2 are still there. The L contractors have been told they are finishing. 5 not 14 though. Sorry to spoil things with facts.
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CHC Europe issued notice today for UK and Ireland based staff asking for volunteers to take voluntary redundancy. No numbers mentioned.
Nothing yet mentioned for staff based in the Netherlands, Denmark or Norway.
Nothing yet mentioned for staff based in the Netherlands, Denmark or Norway.
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CHC Europe issued notice today for UK and Ireland based staff asking for volunteers to take voluntary redundancy. No numbers mentioned.
Nothing yet mentioned for staff based in the Netherlands, Denmark or Norway.
It may not be as easy to carry out in those other countries because of employment law differences - good old UK workforce straight onto the chopping block first !!
. All volunteers one pace forward ................
No doubt the other countries will be dealing with the situation in a similar manner ? anybody not in CHC UK/Ireland care to comment or are they
unaware/un-affected at this point ???
CHC Europe issued notice today for UK and Ireland based staff asking for volunteers to take voluntary redundancy. No numbers mentioned.
Nothing yet mentioned for staff based in the Netherlands, Denmark or Norway.
It may not be as easy to carry out in those other countries because of employment law differences - good old UK workforce straight onto the chopping block first !!
. All volunteers one pace forward ................No doubt the other countries will be dealing with the situation in a similar manner ? anybody not in CHC UK/Ireland care to comment or are they
unaware/un-affected at this point ???
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It may not be as easy to carry out in those other countries because of employment law differences - good old UK workforce straight onto the chopping block first !!
. All volunteers one pace forward ................
No doubt the other countries will be dealing with the situation in a similar manner ? anybody not in CHC UK/Ireland care to comment or are they
unaware/un-affected at this point ???
Yeah I'll comment from Vancouver, Canada
4 of the guys let go probably had 100 (being conservative) years experience between them.
I feel for my UK brothers. But its the same here in Canada.
All of the guys let go, were basically walked to the door monday morning and told to leave the building.
Their e-mails and ph.# were immediately cancelled.
I have never seen anything as brutal as this.
Seems like all the new hire Norwegians are safe though. Not one Norwegian let go, only the canadians.
Sad times ahead as morale in the Boundary Bay facility is at an all time low.
. All volunteers one pace forward ................No doubt the other countries will be dealing with the situation in a similar manner ? anybody not in CHC UK/Ireland care to comment or are they
unaware/un-affected at this point ???
Yeah I'll comment from Vancouver, Canada
4 of the guys let go probably had 100 (being conservative) years experience between them.
I feel for my UK brothers. But its the same here in Canada.
All of the guys let go, were basically walked to the door monday morning and told to leave the building.
Their e-mails and ph.# were immediately cancelled.
I have never seen anything as brutal as this.
Seems like all the new hire Norwegians are safe though. Not one Norwegian let go, only the canadians.
Sad times ahead as morale in the Boundary Bay facility is at an all time low.
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Swashman , sorry to hear the news from Boundary Bay.
Lack of info forthcoming from across the North Sea with regard to this thread could intimate that it's a targeted campaign at this stage
or other divisions are behind the drag curve implementing requirements from the top floor !
Lack of info forthcoming from across the North Sea with regard to this thread could intimate that it's a targeted campaign at this stage
or other divisions are behind the drag curve implementing requirements from the top floor !
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Dauphin N5 - thanks for the update
Unstable Load -
Is that CHC Norway (Helikopter Service A/S) you are talking about , I am lead to believe that a heart it has always been and will be regarded by it's loyal troops as HS , may be the troops or management have more clout in this situation - CHC Europe HQ moving to Norway perhaps ? wasn't it a
toss up between Scotland and Norway a few years ago
Unstable Load -
Is that CHC Norway (Helikopter Service A/S) you are talking about , I am lead to believe that a heart it has always been and will be regarded by it's loyal troops as HS , may be the troops or management have more clout in this situation - CHC Europe HQ moving to Norway perhaps ? wasn't it a
toss up between Scotland and Norway a few years ago
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Anybody care to hazard a guess why no Norwegians??
Our old VP of H1 Delta BC moved over to CHC Global in Richmond BC.
His position filled with ------pause------ you guessed it a N_ _ _ _ _ _ _n
Willing to wager all further layoffs will be us Canadians.
Our old VP of H1 Delta BC moved over to CHC Global in Richmond BC.
His position filled with ------pause------ you guessed it a N_ _ _ _ _ _ _n
Willing to wager all further layoffs will be us Canadians.
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Aircraft parked.
Seems we may need a bigger H1 facility than the new 275,000 sq. ft. we just built in Delta.
We've already had 5 new S76's parked for the better part of 5 months in the dynamic components workshop.
Now we have a Super Puma next to them.
Thats in addition to the countless S61's rotting away outside.
Who else can confirm how many other CHC a/c are parked?
We've already had 5 new S76's parked for the better part of 5 months in the dynamic components workshop.
Now we have a Super Puma next to them.
Thats in addition to the countless S61's rotting away outside.
Who else can confirm how many other CHC a/c are parked?
There's a 365 Humberside which hasn't gone anywhere for a while since G check in Canada! Believe rumour of it being sent to EC to be converted to N3??
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Contract pilots
Most that I know became contractors because they had to. Attempts at being re-employed with the employer failed so they are contracting because they have to. Sure the pay rate was quite good but they had no pension rights, security of employment or any other benefits. Also, the pay rate stayed static despite increases in tax, costs etc.over several years. Also no severance pay so some will be hurt badly. Getting rid of them constitutes a great waste of experience. When will the employer learn?