This is how businesses are handling post covid situations. Many sacked staff to save money and are now recruiting at a snails pace to save as much as possible and operate with the absolute minimum on payroll.
I contract and the firm I am with needs around 1200 staff across Europe to get back to pre-ccovid levels. They are recruiting in batches of 100, see how it goes, then another 100. This takes 9 to 10 weeks post recruitment. So at least a year before they get even close to previous levels. Warehouses are stacked with goods that can’t be moved.
I think airlines are doing the same. Minimum staff for maximum output, except it doesn’t work…no doubt begging for tax bailout will be next.
My colleague just came in to see me, she’s just had her TUI holiday cancelled for next week from Manchester. She’s had it booked since last year, I’m gutted for her. She works bloody hard for her money as the office cleaner, she deserves a week in the sun like many others who work hard, all year round. They’ll get compensation and a full refund but who’d choose that over not going on holiday?
It seems the airlines are making tough decisions in advance but at least it’s better than being sat in the airport and then being told to get off the plane and piss off back home.
This just puts them in bad faith with the gen pop so next time they use another airline and they lose out further
Weren’t there similar shenanigans some years ago under their previous name of “Thomson Holidays”.
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This is how businesses are handling post covid situations. Many sacked staff to save money and are now recruiting at a snails pace to save as much as possible and operate with the absolute minimum on payroll.
I contract and the firm I am with needs around 1200 staff across Europe to get back to pre-ccovid levels. They are recruiting in batches of 100, see how it goes, then another 100. This takes 9 to 10 weeks post recruitment. So at least a year before they get even close to previous levels. Warehouses are stacked with goods that can’t be moved.
I think airlines are doing the same. Minimum staff for maximum output, except it doesn’t work…no doubt begging for tax bailout will be next.
My colleague just came in to see me, she’s just had her TUI holiday cancelled for next week from Manchester. She’s had it booked since last year, I’m gutted for her. She works bloody hard for her money as the office cleaner, she deserves a week in the sun like many others who work hard, all year round. They’ll get compensation and a full refund but who’d choose that over not going on holiday?
It seems the airlines are making tough decisions in advance but at least it’s better than being sat in the airport and then being told to get off the plane and piss off back home.
This just puts them in bad faith with the gen pop so next time they use another airline and they lose out further
Weren’t there similar shenanigans some years ago under their previous name of “Thomson Holidays”.