Senior Crew Voluntary Redundancy
Jul 11, 2016, 7:23 am
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Presumably though - they've been paid as the senior crew members they are right?
So it's an expensive way for BA to keep them flying.
I guess I can understand BA's position and I have to say - I think my reaction is changing to "if I were a CSL - I'd take it" ... I think BA's going to have some challenging times coming up - passenger kilometers were already falling and the economic output isn't looking overly rosy.
Might be better to get out now on a half decent offer than be forced out or go out in a second round scheme that isn't as good.
So it's an expensive way for BA to keep them flying.
I guess I can understand BA's position and I have to say - I think my reaction is changing to "if I were a CSL - I'd take it" ... I think BA's going to have some challenging times coming up - passenger kilometers were already falling and the economic output isn't looking overly rosy.
Might be better to get out now on a half decent offer than be forced out or go out in a second round scheme that isn't as good.
They have pussy footed around with this issue for a long time, when the decision should have been made years ago as to what they wanted to do.
Jul 11, 2016, 7:24 am
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It varies across fleets and aircraft, but you are correct, that larger aircraft, on some fleets, will have other senior crew onboard to manage a particular cabin or area etc.
Jul 11, 2016, 8:01 am
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Jul 11, 2016, 8:09 am
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Get out is my advice, much better than becoming all bitter and twisted.
Jul 11, 2016, 8:30 am
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I don't wish to make comparisons but I have noticed IB cabin crew have improved immensely since IAG took them over. Even the old ones seem to have accepted the changes. Maybe not having an F cabin has helped?
Jul 11, 2016, 8:40 am
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I'm like Hiddy - got an offer for voluntary early retirement when I turned 50 that was too good to refuse.....
Just after I left they started "enhancing" the pension scheme - to the detriment of all those left in (eg, announcing with a couple of months notice that from a certain date pension would be contributory - on salaries which were artificially deflated to take account of the non contributory pension - two of my pals suddenly found themselves £250-300 a month worse off!
My pension was big enough that once I stopped commuting to London and paying a nanny - I was around £100 a month worse off than at work...... No brainier!
Just after I left they started "enhancing" the pension scheme - to the detriment of all those left in (eg, announcing with a couple of months notice that from a certain date pension would be contributory - on salaries which were artificially deflated to take account of the non contributory pension - two of my pals suddenly found themselves £250-300 a month worse off!
My pension was big enough that once I stopped commuting to London and paying a nanny - I was around £100 a month worse off than at work...... No brainier!
Jul 11, 2016, 9:23 am
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Jul 11, 2016, 9:24 am
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Why?
Do you not believe that I would go?
Given the offer that would be likely, it would keep me going for 5-6 months, covering all my bills, outgoings and needs till a job came along, and to get out of BA, it would be worth taking a pay cut now that I don't like in the south east any longer, and using the money to re-train should I be able to get a job sooner.
BA is not the be all and end all of this world. It may have taken me a little longer than some others to realise it, but realise it I have.
Do you not believe that I would go?
Given the offer that would be likely, it would keep me going for 5-6 months, covering all my bills, outgoings and needs till a job came along, and to get out of BA, it would be worth taking a pay cut now that I don't like in the south east any longer, and using the money to re-train should I be able to get a job sooner.
BA is not the be all and end all of this world. It may have taken me a little longer than some others to realise it, but realise it I have.
Jul 11, 2016, 10:13 am
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