I dont want to but I think this can be related to the “Big Brother Scandal”!
With Big Brother we have been force fed (by endemol producers) their “version of events” and (as i have come to learn within the past 3 months having increasily being involved with a production company) this is therefore what the greater public make their opinions up from.
With the BA issue we have been fed a few things mainly by the Media but I do not doubt BA PR department being involved as well. This made some misconceptions within the greater public that this is about pay which once you dig down a few layers it isnt. I admit I was sucked in too until I read some unbiased articles showing both sides.
I think, as an employer also, that BA should really adopt policies across the board as it would seem from what I have learnt, correct me if i am wrong oneleft, but there are differences between LHR and other base crews?
If BA are trying to change T&C (still unclear as to if they are trying to change or trying to enforce something staff were unaware of) then I agree that this is not something that should be done without consent of staff.
If BA are trying to enforce something in T&C staff were unaware of then I think staff should have paid ALOT more attention to their contracts. Even I have and will continue to change staffs T&C to reflect the current economic/working climate (sometimes in their favour sometimes in mine) but I do not hide changes from staff. If BA hide a change without making sure every staff member was alerted to any T&C change – even if it was just to tell them to check for change – then I fully side with the striking staff.
If I have read it wrong and this strike is about not listening to the staff rather than the actual change then I am probably in the managements side of the fence because i am an employer too. I have staff who do resist any change and are just childish/stubborn (see also NI peace process 😀 lol) and they can make it very hard for me to do anything in anyones interest.
Have the BA cabin crew stepped back to look at the Managements perspective and indeed has the opposite happened?
Sorry for the rant!
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