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Airline boss over-hiring to beat staff exodus
The boss of US low-fare carrier JetBlue has said it is necessary to over-hire staff, because of the rate at which people are still leaving the industry. Robin Hayes was speaking as thousands of travelers have been hit by recent disruption - caused largely by staff shortages that have blighted the re-start of air travel after the pandemic. (www.msn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I really enjoy reading this blog every Friday. Can we please keep the politics out of it.
On the one hand, ramping up staff numbers would be a great help for getting newcomers' airline careers started. On the other hand, quality of service will very likely take a nosedive as a consequence for a good chunk of time.
I would think that some of the problem is that employers (even the airlines) were very quick to kick people to the curb under the guise of Covid. I work in the pilot training biz. Trump declared an national emergency due to Covid on a Friday. On the following Monday the company was laying people off. This demonstrated what the company thought of people, even those that had been there many years. I'm sure plenty of other companies behaved in a similar way. Why rush to go back?
If employee turn over is costing a lot of money then maybe look at employee retention. Better pay, benefits and conditions are cheaper then constantly training new employees and having them leave befor they have hit their stride.
Maybe it’s the pay and conditions. But of course don’t let that stand in the way of a good conspiracy theory based on the dumb musings of an idiot who can type.
I'm totally blind but still... I would love an aviation based job.