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http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article6510479.ece
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article6510479.ece
BA Asks staff to work for FREE
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OldTownPilot
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And it looks like the more that you work for free the more protection you have from furloughs. D'oh!
CoffeeIcePapers
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British Airways says employees should work for free.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/British-Airways-asks-staff-to-cnnm-15540212.html?.v=1
British Airways is asking thousands of its staff to work for free for up to four weeks, spokeswoman Kirsten Millard said Tuesday.
In an e-mail to all its staff, the airline offered workers between one and four weeks of unpaid leave -- but with the option to work during this period. British Airways employs just more than 40,000 people in the United Kingdom.
Last month, the company posted a record annual loss of £400 million ($656 million).
Its chief executive declared at the time there were "absolutely no signs of recovery" in the industry.
"I'm 30 years in this business and I've never seen anything like this. This is by far the biggest crisis the industry has ever faced," said Willie Walsh, British Airways' chief executive.
A spokesman for one of Britain's biggest unions said its workers could not afford to work for free for a month.
"It's all well and good for Willie Walsh to say he's prepared to work for free when he earns four times in a month what they do in a year," said Ciaran Naidoo, a spokesman for Unite.
He pointed out that the airline was not ordering staff to work without pay.
"It's a request -- you can take unpaid leave or you can work for free, and the chances of people working for free are very unlikely, but there might be some people who want to take unpaid leave."
Demand for the airline's passenger seats and cargo holds fell during the last financial year, while its fuel bill rocketed to almost £3 billion ($4.7 billion).
Walsh said British Airways' woes were inextricably linked to the downturn in the global economy and that there had been no sign of any "green shoots" of recovery.
Like its premium-class competitors, British Airways is losing customers to cheaper rivals.
The airline's premium passenger numbers fell 13% in the second half of last year, in line with the industry average.
Total traffic fell 3.4% and while the airline carried 33.1 million passengers last year, it was a drop of 4.3% on the previous year.
The dip in demand for British Airways' flights has forced a switch in strategy at the airline.
From the end of last year, it has been trying to tempt passengers with lower fares, sacrificing profit per seat for "bums on seats."
It plans to reduce capacity by 4% next winter by parking up to 16 aircraft.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/British-Airways-asks-staff-to-cnnm-15540212.html?.v=1
British Airways is asking thousands of its staff to work for free for up to four weeks, spokeswoman Kirsten Millard said Tuesday.
In an e-mail to all its staff, the airline offered workers between one and four weeks of unpaid leave -- but with the option to work during this period. British Airways employs just more than 40,000 people in the United Kingdom.
Last month, the company posted a record annual loss of £400 million ($656 million).
Its chief executive declared at the time there were "absolutely no signs of recovery" in the industry.
"I'm 30 years in this business and I've never seen anything like this. This is by far the biggest crisis the industry has ever faced," said Willie Walsh, British Airways' chief executive.
A spokesman for one of Britain's biggest unions said its workers could not afford to work for free for a month.
"It's all well and good for Willie Walsh to say he's prepared to work for free when he earns four times in a month what they do in a year," said Ciaran Naidoo, a spokesman for Unite.
He pointed out that the airline was not ordering staff to work without pay.
"It's a request -- you can take unpaid leave or you can work for free, and the chances of people working for free are very unlikely, but there might be some people who want to take unpaid leave."
Demand for the airline's passenger seats and cargo holds fell during the last financial year, while its fuel bill rocketed to almost £3 billion ($4.7 billion).
Walsh said British Airways' woes were inextricably linked to the downturn in the global economy and that there had been no sign of any "green shoots" of recovery.
Like its premium-class competitors, British Airways is losing customers to cheaper rivals.
The airline's premium passenger numbers fell 13% in the second half of last year, in line with the industry average.
Total traffic fell 3.4% and while the airline carried 33.1 million passengers last year, it was a drop of 4.3% on the previous year.
The dip in demand for British Airways' flights has forced a switch in strategy at the airline.
From the end of last year, it has been trying to tempt passengers with lower fares, sacrificing profit per seat for "bums on seats."
It plans to reduce capacity by 4% next winter by parking up to 16 aircraft.
Number1atNumber2
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I was just about to post somethings as well.
Un-freaking-believable. @#$#%$#%$#$@%$#^&$&*%$!!!!
I was just about to post somethings as well.
Un-freaking-believable. @#$#%$#%$#$@%$#^&$&*%$!!!!
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Look at some of the comments in the user comments section: http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article6510479.ece
Look at some of the comments in the user comments section: http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article6510479.ece
Tangodelta29
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How am I supposed to pay off $120,000 without income!
How am I supposed to pay off $120,000 without income!
Number1atNumber2
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Yeah I was looking at those. Is it just me or are there a larger amount of intelligent replies than you see in most news stories? Granted, there are still plenty of moronic ones.
Yeah I was looking at those. Is it just me or are there a larger amount of intelligent replies than you see in most news stories? Granted, there are still plenty of moronic ones.
Killtron2000
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"It's a request -- you can take unpaid leave or you can work for free, and the chances of people working for free are very unlikely, but there might be some people who want to take unpaid leave."
Whats so wrong about this?
"It's a request -- you can take unpaid leave or you can work for free, and the chances of people working for free are very unlikely, but there might be some people who want to take unpaid leave."
Whats so wrong about this?
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I almost responded to this, then i realized that it was JC's version of Frank Lorenzo.
I almost responded to this, then i realized that it was JC's version of Frank Lorenzo.
stesta5074
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What wrong is it is the most insulting thing you can ask an employee to do. They aren't slaves!
Willie got a pay raise from last year. What an •.
What wrong is it is the most insulting thing you can ask an employee to do. They aren't slaves!
Willie got a pay raise from last year. What an •.
Killtron2000
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That's the third time I've heard that name come up. Who is this guy? Do you guys really think you have made a good point with a comment like that?
Killtron2000
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Willie runs a company with a revenue $4,200,000,000 and makes $701,000 a year. That doesn't sound out of line to me.
Slaves aren't volunteers.
Willie runs a company with a revenue $4,200,000,000 and makes $701,000 a year. That doesn't sound out of line to me.
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Someone making $700k a year isn't going to get much support from his employees making a LOT less and being asked to work for free. Sorry.
People are coin-operated. Put in money, effort comes out. Stop the coins, don't expect much in return.
Someone making $700k a year isn't going to get much support from his employees making a LOT less and being asked to work for free. Sorry.
People are coin-operated. Put in money, effort comes out. Stop the coins, don't expect much in return.
Killtron2000
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They said they're not expecting many people to volunteer.
CoffeeIcePapers
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The fact that they are expecting any of them, or would even mention it, is both comical and sad at the same time.
The fact that they are expecting any of them, or would even mention it, is both comical and sad at the same time.
wheelsup
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Killtron2000
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The fact that you dont even know who Lorenzo is, explains alot. I'd tell you to research him, but i only fear it would lead to him becoming your idol.
The fact that you dont even know who Lorenzo is, explains alot. I'd tell you to research him, but i only fear it would lead to him becoming your idol.
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