British Airways asks staff to work for free

2009-06-20 07:56:27

#1

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7055

Nuts!

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"LONDON, England (CNN) -- 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"

http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/16/news/in … 2009061615

2009-06-20 07:58:55

#2

S.Lythberg: Mastermind; +429|6741|Chicago, IL

lol, good luck with that... most jobs are barely worth getting paid for as it is, especially in the service sector.

2009-06-20 07:59:49

#3

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6447|what

Last month, the company posted a record annual loss of £400 million ($656 million).

They are trying to stay afloat, and it is just a request, not mandatory.

2009-06-20 08:01:09

#4

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7055

AussieReaper wrote:
They are trying to stay afloat, and it is just a request, not mandatory.

unless not enough people do it, then it becomes furloughs.

2009-06-20 08:02:35

#5

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6447|what

usmarine wrote:
AussieReaper wrote:
They are trying to stay afloat, and it is just a request, not mandatory.
unless not enough people do it, then it becomes furloughs.

Yes, a possible 4 week holiday. So?

2009-06-20 08:03:46

#6

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7055

unpaid.......some holiday. do you have job? live at home? or do you live on your own?

2009-06-20 08:04:31

#7

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6831|Long Island, New York

Bail 'em out.

2009-06-20 08:06:40

#8

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6915|London, England

British Airways has always been overpriced and overrated anyway

2009-06-21 05:48:22

#9

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6794|so randum

meks jealous

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Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella

2009-06-22 23:14:59

#10

DK_Vision: Self-loathing narcissist.; +41|6664|QUT, GP.

Mekstizzle wrote:
British Airways has always been overpriced and overrated anyway

The majority of cost in my trip to Egypt using British Airways was in flight costs. So yeah, no tears shed.

Last edited by DK_Vision (2009-06-22 23:15:35)

2009-06-23 06:00:20

#11

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7055

DK_Vision wrote:
Mekstizzle wrote:
British Airways has always been overpriced and overrated anyway
The majority of cost in my trip to Egypt using British Airways was in flight costs. So yeah, no tears shed.

k...walk next time then.

2009-06-23 07:06:06

#12

cpt.fass1: The Cap'n Can Make it Hap'n; +329|6990|NJ

Haha that's funny considering it's not working for free, it would be paying to work.. The Pilots/workers pay for there hotel rooms, food and receive a perdium(spelling) for the money spent usually..

That's a crock.

2009-06-23 10:02:11

#13

Stubbee: Religions Hate Facts, Questions and Doubts; +223|7037|Reality

per diem

The US economy is a giant Ponzi scheme. And 'to big to fail' is code speak for 'niahnahniahniahnah 99 percenters'

2009-06-23 10:13:58

#14

blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|6939

S.Lythberg wrote:
lol, good luck with that... most jobs are barely worth getting paid for as it is, especially in the service sector.

yea they better make sure none of those planes go down now! since those pilots might get depressed and do who knows wut hahaha

2009-06-23 13:15:46

#15

Lai: Member; +186|6445

Mekstizzle wrote:
British Airways has always been overpriced and overrated anyway

I'll bet it's because the food is bad.

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