grungy-gonads 54 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I suspect it is much easier for someone getting 61 grand a month to forfeit their monthly salary.... Quote: British Airways boss Willie Walsh is asking his 40,000 staff to work for nothing to save the airline. The astonishing plea comes as BA faces what Mr Walsh says is a 'fight for survival'. The company has written directly to its 40,000 employees asking them to volunteer for up to four weeks of unpaid work. Mr Walsh announced last week that he would work unpaid for the month of July - forgoing £61,000 in salary. His chief financial officer Keith Williams is also working unpaid for the month. The appeal to staff goes much further than earlier requests for a pay freeze or unpaid leave. It also undermines the unions with whom BA is negotiating a wider package of cost- cutting measures. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 That'll do wonders for morale! After paying double the cost of buying the same flights in the UK for the honour of starting the return journey in Japan, I was thinking of having a mini revenge by getting the Hindu meal for me, the Muslim one for my missus, and the Kosher one for my eldest. Of course, we'd then eat each others and pass loud comments on which was the best. However, I now suspect the cabin crew are going to be pissed off enough as it is without further provocation. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 Hilarious. I wonder if many of the staff will take him up on his, er, offer. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 Go on, do it Mr Wiggles. Link to post Share on other sites
KlingKlang 1 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Quote: Hundreds of staff have already expressed in interest in working for free, a BA spokeswoman insisted yesterday. There are only two reasons this could be the case, according to David Guest, professor in organisational psychology at King's College London. "Either they have high levels of commitment to the firm," he said, "or they have high levels of insecurity." Beef or fish? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 It's a great idea. The cabin babes can also lose some weight in the meantime to save fuel. Those babes are at least size 16, a pre-requisite for employment. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 but 4 weeks unpaid leave would be much much better. Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 (about the size 16 prerequisite) Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 If you don't mind me asking about how much did you pay Mr Wiggles? I got the flight for less than 100,000 yen which I thought was really cheap - much more than usual. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 330,000 total for me, missus, 3-y-o (virtually full fare), 1-y-o with no seat. I don't remember exactly, but per adult when I booked, it was deffo under 500 quid all inc. coming the other way. The pound was 130 to the yen at the time. Tubby Beaver noticed the same thing and wrote to them. http://www.snowjapanforums.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/289045/8.html Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Whens that for MrW? Mine was around 10 man for early August. Link to post Share on other sites
lin 0 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I cant see why they should volunteer to work for a month without pay and I find it hard to believe that many BA staff would. They always seem in such a grumpy mood as it is! Ridiculous thing to ask your employees. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 they should bring back concorde. I've love to fly in that. And the A380. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Wasn't concorde actually quite small inside? The 380 looks interesting. What flights can you find that on then? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Sing <> London Sing <> Syd Sing <> Paris Sing <> Tokyo Sing <> HK Q4 2009 Would make it less painful to visit Sing I guess Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 Singapore has a stranglehold on it then. Mean. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 an aircraft designed for 800 and yet the are only putting 470 seat in. Bit more legroom I hope. And a walk in bar. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I can understand people forgoing a DAYS pay per month to prop up thier company - but a whole MONTH out of a year. I dont think so. Many of those staff live paycheck to paycheck - silly old codger has been at the ritzy end of town for TOO long and lost touch with reality! Link to post Share on other sites
nagpants 1 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Nutter. And so is anyone who agrees to do it. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 BT getting in on the act. I wonder how I would feel if I was in this situation. Anyone here been faced with anything like this? Quote: The former state telecoms company - one of Britain's biggest private employers with 106,000 staff - is trying to save money as it struggles to cope with the impact of the recession. BT has proposed that employees take up to a year off, in return for taking a 75 per cent pay cut. To encourage as many workers to take up of the offer, the company will pay their reduced salary as an upfront cash payment. It is also offering staff a one-off payment of £1,000 if they switch from full-time to part-time work. Parents are also being offered the opportunity to work only in school term times, so they can spend the summer holidays with their children. The radical proposals - leaked to The Daily Telegraph - are the latest example of the private sector having to adopt increasingly desperate and inventive measures to tackle the recession by cutting costs without sacking staff. British Airways last month asked thousands of its staff to work for free during the summer, and to switch to part time hours. Many car manufacturers have sent workers home on half pay for months at a time. BT - which made a £1.3 billion loss in the first three months of the year - has already announced 15,000 job cuts last year with plans to cut a further 15,000 jobs in the next 12 months. A senior source at BT told The Daily Telegraph that the "Time Out Options" will save the company from having to cut further jobs as it radically restructures the company. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 It's in the Sunday Times this morning that there is a BA staff strike looming in August. What a surprise that is, summer wouldn't be the same without that. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 It's a tradition. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Strike? Hadn't noticed they stopped the last one. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 Anyone asked them if they are getting paid this month when you fly BA? It would be very cruel, but they often are to passengers. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 That would be cruel. And they may put something in your beef/fish. Link to post Share on other sites
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