BA Cabin Crew strike., Holding the public to ransom Options

[Iommi]

I can't remember in what context I saw it, it might be for download speed. I remember when I read it, "Bollix is it!"

[TallDarkAndHands...]

Rights? In the Private sector we don't have any. But then the aim of companies in the Private Sector is to make money. If we don't we go bust.

This is why dinosaur companies like BA are doomed to failure unless they can be brought into the 21st Century and Unions disbanded.

[JeffG]

This is why dinosaur companies like BA are doomed to failure unless they can be brought into the 21st Century and Unions disbanded.

You sound like Margaret Thatcher on steroids

[TallDarkAndHands...]

You sound like Margaret Thatcher on steroids

The truth sometimes hurts.

[Hugh Saskin]

Rights? In the Private sector we don't have any. But then the aim of companies in the Private Sector is to make money. If we don't we go bust.

So if your employer were to sack you for wasting too much work time on here, you wouldn't feel there was anything you could do about it then?

[TallDarkAndHands...]

So if your employer were to sack you for wasting too much work time on here, you wouldn't feel there was anything you could do about it then?

Depends on whether it is affecting your ability to perform your duties I suppose. I am so goddam good at my job that I can confidently say it does not. What about you Hugh?

[Hugh Saskin]

Depends on whether it is affecting your ability to perform your duties I suppose. I am so goddam good at my job that I can confidently say it does not. What about you Hugh?

You are obviously somewhat under-employed, so perhaps there is scope for making your job part time or combining it with another post in order to maximise the profitability of the firm for which you work?

As for me, I have a home computer - why not get one then nobody could accuse you of wasting your employers time on here? A full time union organiser (in the private sector, too) once told me that he spent a significant part of his time defending people on disciplinary charges relating to emails.

[TallDarkAndHands...]

You are obviously somewhat under-employed, so perhaps there is scope for making your job part time or combining it with another post in order to maximise the profitability of the firm for which you work?

As for me, I have a home computer - why not get one then nobody could accuse you of wasting your employers time on here? A full time union organiser (in the private sector, too) once told me that he spent a significant part of his time defending people on disciplinary charges relating to emails.

I certainly don't have to defend myself against people who have NO CLUE what I do or how many hours of work I do. Ever heard of multi-tasking Hugh? It's something I doubt you could cope with.

[Hugh Saskin]

I certainly don't have to defend myself against people who have NO CLUE what I do or how many hours of work I do. Ever heard of multi-tasking Hugh? It's something I doubt you could cope with.

No buzzword bingo, please

As you have said: the truth sometimes hurts.

[TallDarkAndHands...]

No buzzword bingo, please

As you have said: the truth sometimes hurts.

Have you got topics that you can think of to post? As far as I can see you have never posted a topic of your own. Its a shame for someone to not use their talents for the benefits of others in the forum. I'm sure we could all do with the insightful thoughts of the legend that is Hugh Saskin.

[Hugh Saskin]

Have you got topics that you can think of to post? As far as I can see you have never posted a topic of your own. Its a shame for someone to not use their talents for the benefits of others in the forum. I'm sure we could all do with the insightful thoughts of the legend that is Hugh Saskin.

Get back to work!!

[Andy1]

Glad to see the Unite got beaten in the courts. Then they have the cheak to call it a disgraceful day for democracy. if they had balloted its member correctly in the first place it wouldn't have been a problem. All normal job sectors are affected by pay freezes and job losses.

[user23]

I certainly don't have to defend myself against people who have NO CLUE what I do or how many hours of work I do. Ever heard of multi-tasking Hugh? It's something I doubt you could cope with.

We have some clue what you do. Spend half the day on here.

[blackdog]

Depends on whether it is affecting your ability to perform your duties I suppose. I am so goddam good at my job that I can confidently say it does not. What about you Hugh?

Actually it has nothing to do with affecting your ability to perform your duties it is about using the time that your employer is paying for, the internet access your employer is paying for, etc to do something that is not in pursuit of your employer's interests. If you are posting on a forum like this when your employer could reasonable expect you to be doing the work they are paying you to do then you risk disciplinary action from your employer. There have been many instances of employers taking such action.