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At 10am today watch Mr Walsh bat away questions on proposed fire & rehire of most BA employees under the guise of a "meaningful consultation" is underway. Problem is the outcome is decided. Staff either 'accept' Level rates of pay & conditions voluntarily or are fired & rehired.
One can expect the IAG CEO to berate the government's quarantine plans, maybe offer an incentive to take a BA voucher (sister IAG carrier Aer Lingus offer 10% added value for a voucher) for customers with bookings unable to fly, but the 'restructuring' issue will be sidestepped.
He'll state the closure of LGW is not his personal choice. Why would IAG give up all the LGW slots ? The issue is whether going forward it's BA, or sister IAG airlines Level (it even has a dormant UK arm, FlyLevel UK Ltd) or Vueling, that fly the 80% of BA's LGW slots currently.
The Transport Select Committee need to ask it a different way ?
Is the reason BA is making ⅓ of it's workforce redundant & ripping up contracts, because it is the only way to compete with other European airlines which are getting multi billion Euro subsidies ?
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Is the reason BA is making ⅓ of it's workforce redundant & ripping up contracts, because it is the only way to compete with other European airlines which are getting multi billion Euro subsidies ?
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Let's hope the TSC members dig deep this morning. Remember BA has stated to staff "IAG have signed off their plan".
@HuwMerriman @RuthCadbury @LilianGreenwood @simonjamesjupp @robertlargan @chrisloder @karlmccartney @GavNewlandsSNP @gregsmith_uk @SamTarry
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@HuwMerriman @RuthCadbury @LilianGreenwood @simonjamesjupp @robertlargan @chrisloder @karlmccartney @GavNewlandsSNP @gregsmith_uk @SamTarry
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