CHC UK redundancies/strike action/FSP
Apache ? Denes closing as well ?
Maybe thats why the SNS business unit idea was shelved back in March.
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Have also heard that Bond are into dirty tricks
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CHC strike action old news
Strike vote to paralyse North Sea
Frank Urquhart
NORTH Sea oil production looks set to be paralysed after pilots employed by one of the industry’s two major helicopter operators voted overwhelmingly to take strike action in their battle for pay parity with airline pilots.
Strike action by the crews of CHC Helicopters could begin next month and there were fears last night that the dispute could result in platform shutdowns and millions of pounds in lost production.
CHC Scotia provides helicopters to service at least half the oil and gas installations in the North Sea, ferrying workers employed by four of the industry’s biggest operators, BP, TotalElfFina, ExxonMobil and Talisman.
Last night, as industry leaders appealed to both sides to get round the negotiating table, oil companies were desperately drawing up contingency plans to deal with a potential all-out strike by the Scotia crews.
The vote in favour of strike action was announced by John Moore, the principal negotiator of the British Airline Pilots’ Association, which represents more than three-quarters of the 200 helicopter pilots employed by Scotia in Aberdeen, Norwich, Humberside and Blackpool.
Moore said 78.4 per cent of the 138 pilots who had taken part in the ballot had voted in favour of strike action and said: "Under employment legislation, BALPA must give CHC Scotia seven days’ notice of strike action. CHC Scotia pilots taking part in strike action would continue to provide offshore emergency cover.
"The strong ballot result shows that our members are not willing to stand by and watch a generation of young, highly-skilled helicopter pilots haemorrhage away into the fixed-wing sector."
A spokesman for CHC Scotia claimed the ballot result meant that only some 52 per cent of the company’s total pilot workforce had authorised a withdrawal of services.
He continued: "CHC Scotia is very disappointed at the result of the ballot. It is inevitable that any forthcoming industrial action will have a disruptive impact on our operations and the service we provide to clients. We have contingency measures in hand to try to minimise the impact of any industrial action on the offshore workforce."
The company, he said, was willing to use independent mediation to achieve a resolution and still hoped the dispute could be settled "without irreparable damage being done to the company".
He claimed the offer which tabled by the company was "extremely generous" and would have seen the salary of a captain increase by Ł23,000 and a co-pilot’s salary by approximately Ł8,000. North Sea pilots with ten years’ experience currently earn around Ł51,000 per year. Two months ago, pilots employed by North Sea rivals, Bristow Helicopters, voted in favour of a similar pay deal.
John Wils , a director of the UK Offshore Operators’ Association, said: " Our immediate concern in the event of any industrial action would be for inconvenience to our workforce or disruption to our activities offshore.
"We hope that in the time that is available that both sides will continue to talk so that they can find a resolution to this problem."
Frank Urquhart
NORTH Sea oil production looks set to be paralysed after pilots employed by one of the industry’s two major helicopter operators voted overwhelmingly to take strike action in their battle for pay parity with airline pilots.
Strike action by the crews of CHC Helicopters could begin next month and there were fears last night that the dispute could result in platform shutdowns and millions of pounds in lost production.
CHC Scotia provides helicopters to service at least half the oil and gas installations in the North Sea, ferrying workers employed by four of the industry’s biggest operators, BP, TotalElfFina, ExxonMobil and Talisman.
Last night, as industry leaders appealed to both sides to get round the negotiating table, oil companies were desperately drawing up contingency plans to deal with a potential all-out strike by the Scotia crews.
The vote in favour of strike action was announced by John Moore, the principal negotiator of the British Airline Pilots’ Association, which represents more than three-quarters of the 200 helicopter pilots employed by Scotia in Aberdeen, Norwich, Humberside and Blackpool.
Moore said 78.4 per cent of the 138 pilots who had taken part in the ballot had voted in favour of strike action and said: "Under employment legislation, BALPA must give CHC Scotia seven days’ notice of strike action. CHC Scotia pilots taking part in strike action would continue to provide offshore emergency cover.
"The strong ballot result shows that our members are not willing to stand by and watch a generation of young, highly-skilled helicopter pilots haemorrhage away into the fixed-wing sector."
A spokesman for CHC Scotia claimed the ballot result meant that only some 52 per cent of the company’s total pilot workforce had authorised a withdrawal of services.
He continued: "CHC Scotia is very disappointed at the result of the ballot. It is inevitable that any forthcoming industrial action will have a disruptive impact on our operations and the service we provide to clients. We have contingency measures in hand to try to minimise the impact of any industrial action on the offshore workforce."
The company, he said, was willing to use independent mediation to achieve a resolution and still hoped the dispute could be settled "without irreparable damage being done to the company".
He claimed the offer which tabled by the company was "extremely generous" and would have seen the salary of a captain increase by Ł23,000 and a co-pilot’s salary by approximately Ł8,000. North Sea pilots with ten years’ experience currently earn around Ł51,000 per year. Two months ago, pilots employed by North Sea rivals, Bristow Helicopters, voted in favour of a similar pay deal.
John Wils , a director of the UK Offshore Operators’ Association, said: " Our immediate concern in the event of any industrial action would be for inconvenience to our workforce or disruption to our activities offshore.
"We hope that in the time that is available that both sides will continue to talk so that they can find a resolution to this problem."
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What is that you try to accomplish? Rustle up support for industrial action within CHC UK and at the same time underrate BALPA? With news 8 years old? In my humble opinion this new thread's content is already covered here:
http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/362...ction-fsp.html
By the way, are you working for CHC? I didn't think so...
http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/362...ction-fsp.html
By the way, are you working for CHC? I didn't think so...
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In my experience BALPA never PUSH for industrial action - they take instructions from their membership after appraising them of the state of play at the time, the options open to them, and the potential consequences of any particular route.
If it is to be strike action then it is the workforce that dictates that, not BALPA.
If it is to be strike action then it is the workforce that dictates that, not BALPA.
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You cannot run a redundancy programme without first offering a voluntary package. (In the UK at least)
I work for CHC and there has been no official announcement made.
At this stage it is all rumour and speculation. Clearly numbers have been discussed as part of contingency planning up at the puzzle palace but until an official notification is released I think it is safe to say that at this moment in time there is no redundancy programme at CHC UK.
DB
You cannot run a redundancy programme without first offering a voluntary package. (In the UK at least)
I work for CHC and there has been no official announcement made.
At this stage it is all rumour and speculation. Clearly numbers have been discussed as part of contingency planning up at the puzzle palace but until an official notification is released I think it is safe to say that at this moment in time there is no redundancy programme at CHC UK.
DB
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Sorry to hear that the North Sea guys might also get this crap. Quite a few Global Ops crew are at home on a 3 month unpaid layoff pending posting or retrenchment depending on circumstances.
It seems to be a cost cutting move where they get to back you into a corner by forcing you to look for work while you are "still employed" by them meaning when you do find a means of income you automatically have to resign thus saving them the expense of a redundancy package of some sort.
It seems to be a cost cutting move where they get to back you into a corner by forcing you to look for work while you are "still employed" by them meaning when you do find a means of income you automatically have to resign thus saving them the expense of a redundancy package of some sort.
The success of the SARH transition will depend on good management and partnership between the contractor and the military manning - doesn't sound like CHC are up to that job