Originally Posted by Skimo
Wrong.
Seemed untrue, I admit, but in my defence here is the exact quote:
Making a meal of it;Focus
Maurice Chittenden and Dominic O'Connell
14 August 2005
The Sunday Times
(c) 2005 Times Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved
The airline is a dinosaur when it comes to industrial relations. It still suffers the sort of "Spanish practices" that were wiped out in the newspaper, ferry, car and dock industries 20 years ago. Absenteeism is among the worst in the country, with staff taking an average 16 days a year off sick. There are bonuses for those who take fewer.
Pilots once threatened a dispute because their stilton was served to them on the flight deck in plastic wrappers rather than on a cheeseboard.