NATS Redundancies
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Found this thread by accident. It’s been a while since I left but I keep in touch and some things haven’t changed or have got much worse.
atce101, I’m guessing you have not been to an operational unit other than maybe Swanwick for some time? If you had you would have very different opinions and views.
atce101, I’m guessing you have not been to an operational unit other than maybe Swanwick for some time? If you had you would have very different opinions and views.
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Someone said there is a bullying culture, that just sounds ridiculous to me
We do not control our income, the EU controls our income (well Eurocontrol) so we get whatever they give us based on flight data.
I have no idea what line the Government appointed Non-Executive Directors take on Dividends but please don't assume they aren't the ones pushing for Dividends to be paid when profits are made. Although it's currently throwing money at all and sundry that isn't the Treasury's natural state and in normal times it likes to take money in wherever possible. Most people don't seem to realise that prior to PPP NATS was required to make a certain percentage return each year that went straight to the Government so why would you expect the situation as shareholder rather than owner to be any different.
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Not only is that that a bundling of risks (so when the holes in the cheese line up, you're both out of a job and your stock has gone down - or even to zero) - it's also disadvantageous from the perspective of reducing your ability to trade (because you cannot trade on inside information, and are likely to have blackout periods where you can't sell the stock you own).
Arguably the above doesn't apply to those in control of the company, but that's a handful of people.
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Quite.
It was most definitely a mitigating factor in jumping ship while I could. Encountered it in two separate areas of the business and it wasn’t very pleasant. Reported it on the first occasion and it was swept under the carpet until others decided to speak up. It’s there alright and I’m surprised, after 10 years, ATCE101 is still enjoying the honeymoon period ?
It was most definitely a mitigating factor in jumping ship while I could. Encountered it in two separate areas of the business and it wasn’t very pleasant. Reported it on the first occasion and it was swept under the carpet until others decided to speak up. It’s there alright and I’m surprised, after 10 years, ATCE101 is still enjoying the honeymoon period ?
- Staff (in engineering at least) were asked last year what their retirement expectations were, in answer to a question above. NATS wanted to know who was going soon, in the next 5 years or no current intention. From an engineering point of view many engineers will retire when the equipment they are experts in is replaced, they are at the door of retirement so don't want to invest years learning and working on the new systems - understandable and logical..
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I think the decision is now out of their hands as ( previously stated ) the long standing T&C’s agreement walks out of the door in 8 months. No doubt preceded by 100’s of long serving staff, who have nothing to incentivise them to remain. Sad really, never thought I’d see the job disintegrate in this fashion. Ironically, Bletchley Park is very close to administration.
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I’ve been back 2 weeks and we are operating at the capacity of a night shift (without the sleep). My ATSA colleagues are adamant all is well because we were told operational staff were safe, but seeing it and doing it first hand my opinion is no way can it continue for long.