Originally Posted by
JackDann
20k isn’t a “poverty salary” and i’m sure there isn’t a shortage of people that would want to work for BA. I doubt there is a genuine staff shortage and would say that this is more a cost cutting issue. Less staff working = less money.
There is a shortage and there are financial incentives to work over time, and sell back leave but I believe majority of staff arent taking up the offer. The incentives are actually decent but throwing money at time of need doesn't solve the issue. BA relied on a lot of goodwill pre pandemic. The goodwill just isn't there. That coupled with busy flights, lack of tools to do the job and generally (understandably ) frustrated customers mean that the financial incentive alone in time of need is not sufficient to motivate the workforce.