BA seeks volunteers for unpaid leave/work
 

Breaking News: BA expects ALL workers to work for free!!!

One wonders if it's possible to describe this industry as a business anymore? Seems like nothing but an expensive hobby at all levels to me now!

Not an original idea though. Was done at Cathay

Because you're worth it.

And not correct either, but don't let the facts get in the way of a good rumour!

Unpaid leave has been offered to all. Unpaid working for a percentage of each month has been mooted by management. Funnily enough the uptake has been rather low......

I wonder if BA regrets selling Go-Fly yet? :ugh:

Perhaps Go-Fly, sorry Easyjet, will buy BA. ;) ;)

Kelly honey

I think your title thread was slightly sensationalist.

What happens is that over a 3 or 6 month period, the equivalent of 1 month's wages would be deducted. It is happening everywhere in the world and I seriously hope that employees of BA look further than their wallets on this occasion.

In the cabin crew thread, there was quite a lot of ridicule against BA staff when they already had the best T&Cs in the industry. the bottom line is the whole world really needs to work together. What is better? 1000 people made redundant or a workforce of 30'000 giving up a months wages? If the average salary of those 30'000 was £20K, then 30000 giving up a months wages makes £50m.

Its a shame that these type of incentives are never actively encouraged by UNIONS - even though the benefit is for everyone involved.

Betpump5 sugar.

Yes it was sensationalistic but so was the news on BBC. Described as "expecting all employees to work free for a month."

Yes I agree that we should all be working together but it always seems as if the woman, or man on the "line" is the hardest hit.

Your honey!

True, but don't forget that CX did eventually repay all of the unpaid leave taken.

Sorry for the terms of endearment Kelly. But you do sound awfully nice ;)

Jokes aside though, you are right. The CEO who is giving up £41K (one months salary) is nothing but a drop in the ocean. But the guys on 18K-24K would see 200 quid a month out of their wages for 6 months!

If you want to call me a nickname, call me Maverick. People are always telling me I look like Tom Cruise

brakedwell #6
 

EasyJet can't afford BA. Ryanair can though. :)

All been done before.
I took nil cost stand down in the eighties. Nil cost meant just that. I had to pay the company contribution in addition to the employee contribution to my pension.

Am I beginning to sound like a BOF? :O

new ba pay deal.....£0
 

i contest the word 'expect'.

actually b.a. are asking for volunteers - quite a difference - please get your facts right!

I can confirm that it is indeed being requested on a voluntary basis and, if there is sufficient interest, a reward by way of a "subject to space being available" staff travel award as "payment in kind" may be offered. At the moment, there is no hard and fast proposal out there - management want to gauge the reaction first.

Remember: A volunteer is worth ten pressed men!

For my own part, I couldn't afford to work for a week for nothing during the normal course of events, but I possibly could put in 37.5 hours of overtime without pay if I could take Mrs Bealine away somewhere nice for an additional break in the dreary winter months!

BA asks staff to work for nothing
 

BBC NEWS | Business | BA asks staff to work for nothing

:sad:

So BA is asking its staff to work for nothing.

Looking at some of these threads it appears Ryanair beat them to it years ago !

Betpump... you're now famous on skynews website. They went against your suggestion to call you maverick

Oh no.

I hope they don't take my quote saying I look like Tom cruise :}

your a midget?

BA Asks Its Staff To Work For Nothing

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