The easyJet bases at Southend, Stansted, and Newcastle have been closed. Some pilots who were expected to lose their jobs because easyJet was closing its bases at Stansted, Southend and Newcastle airports will remain with the airline and be redeployed around the network.Â. Created with sketchtool. Pilots working at the closed bases have been transferred elsewhere. Breakthrough means no compulsory redundancies amongst easyJet pilots following huge community sacrifice. EasyJet plans to cut 727 pilot jobs and close three UK bases This article is more than 7 months old. EasyJet gives up on pilot compulsory redundancies EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN EasyJet's management promised no pilots would be made compulsorily redundant after reaching an agreement with the union, the British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA) confirmed on Friday. Both sides say they are willing to make concessions in order to avoid redundancies and talks are continuing. This truly is a demonstration of our unity in easyJet. An easyJet spokesperson told The Independent: âWe are waiting to receive the last few signed contracts in the next couple of days and remain hopeful that this means that when the process is completed there should be no need for any compulsory redundancies. BALPA Agrees Deal To Avoid Forced easyJet Pilot Redundancies Sixty pilots will leave voluntarily. An easyJet spokesman said: “easyJet has worked constructively during the consultation with Balpa aiming to minimise compulsory redundancies despite the closure of three of our UK bases. Captain Sean Casey, chairman of the Balpa easyJet company council, said: âWeâve had tough talks, but in the end we have come to a sensible and fair arrangement in light of the crisis the whole aviation sector is facing. EasyJetâs dire financial position was highlighted in its third-quarter trading update in August, which showed it carried 117,00 passengers and had revenue of only £7m. âWe have worked closely with the union to find alternative options for pilots who were at risk of redundancy and as a result we are pleased to confirm that we were able to offer part-time and seasonal contracts as well as re-location to our other bases to all pilots from the closing bases, alongside accepting 60 requests for voluntary redundancy.â. Reuters 'America's Got Talent' Winner Brandon Leake Will Not Receive $1 Million. easyJet pilots and management have achieved a breakthrough in negotiations meaning that no pilots will be made compulsorily redundant. Easyjet has avoided making any compulsory redundancies to its pilots despite plans earlier this summer to cut up to a third of jobs. Officials representing stewards and … Sixty flight crew have taken voluntary redundancy, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Our Pilots are enthusiastic, talented and customer focused. Please review our, You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. It said the matter relied on pilots following up on their offers to accept fewer flying hours. 727 EasyJet pilots were at risk of redundancy, but BALPA said that 60 would leave voluntarily and 1,500 had opted for part-time work. ... “I have been overwhelmed by the take up of part-time. A letter to pilots from union representatives said they were âconfident... we can close the consultation process without seeing easyJet make any compulsory redundanciesâ.Â, It continued that this was despite the airline cutting flight capacity in the final quarter of the year.Â, Earlier this week easyJet announced it would fly âslightly lessâ than 40pc of the planned capacity as the governmentâs rapidly changing quarantine controls had damaged passenger confidence.Â. Created with sketchtool. The budget airline has proposed a set of temporary changes for pilots and cabin crew which should save enough money to avoid laying off staff. EasyJet has announced plans to cut up to 30% of its workforce, or 4,500 employees, as it prepares for lower customer demand when it resumes flying in the shadow of the coronavirus crisis. Pilot Role. Created with sketchtool. easyJet has today informed BALPA, the trade union representing its UK-based pilots, that 727 of their pilots are at risk of redundancy. In the same period a year ago it flew 26.4m people, bringing in £1.76bn. READ MORE: BA job cuts dubbed ‘heartless’ as fears of more airline job cuts grow The latest announcement is also the latest in a wave of job losses to hit the sector in recent weeks. A third of easyJet’s 2,300 UK-based pilots face being made redundant according to the BALPA pilots union who described the mass lay-offs as an “excessive over-reaction” to the massive slump in travel demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The airline would also no longer provide food for cabin crew during shifts, just water. The deal, which the union says involved a “huge sacrifice” from the community, comes one day after the news that the UK is extending its Jobs Support Scheme. The budget airline is cutting 60 pilot jobs after accepting requests for voluntary redundancies in a consultation with 700 of its 2000 pilots. Each pilot who has volunteered to work less has done so because he or she wants to help colleagues keep their jobs. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. Deal agreed to avoid compulsory redundancies among easyJet pilots. Brian Strutton, BALPA’s general secretary said the union had been expecting a proposal for temporary measures but… The demand comes following U2’s notification of 727 UK Pilot redundancies and that the … This truly is a demonstration of our unity in easyJet. Uncertain, unfortunate reality. The airline added that pilots with long breaks in flying would get simulator time to ensure their training remained current and to guarantee safety. However, internal documents seen by the Telegraph indicated that enough pilots had volunteered for reducing flying hours to avoid mandatory job losses. Created with sketchtool. In May easyJet warned that thousands of staff faced redundancy, with 727 pilots at risk of losing their jobs. Coronavirus: 727 easyJet pilots at risk of redundancy due to pandemic. Deal agreed to avoid easyJet pilot redundancies. Find out more, Competition watchdog says Google and Facebook are too dominant in UK online advertising, Scotland's tourism and hospitality industries 'left in limbo' over Nicola Sturgeon's lockdown plan, Banks urged to shift clearing out of London in leaked Brussels document, Six reasons the economy may take longer to bounce back than hoped, Telegraph revealed easyJet was offering seasonal contracts, rapidly changing quarantine controls had damaged passenger confidence, closing its bases at Stansted, Southend and Newcastle airports. A deal has been reached to avoid pilot job cuts at easyJet (PA) A deal has been agreed to avoid compulsory job losses among pilots at airline easyJet, their union has announced. LONDON – easyJet (U2) Pilots have demanded a ‘vote of no confidence’ in easyJet’s (U2) COO Peter Bellew (54), who joined U2 from Ryanair (FR) in January 2020.. Multi-crew Pilot Licence . The budget airline is cutting 60 pilot jobs after accepting requests for voluntary redundancies in a consultation with 700 of its 2000 pilots. 13:17pm, Fri 25 Sep 2020. Created with sketchtool. EasyJet accused of risking safety with pilot redundancy plans Union says plan to decide which pilots to lay off will have a 'chilling effect' on airline's safety culture âEach pilot who has volunteered to work less has done so because he or she wants to help colleagues keep their jobs. A spokesman for the easyJet said: âWe worked constructively during the consultation with union Balpa aiming to minimise compulsory redundancies despite the closure of three of our UK bases. On Friday, the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) announced that it had reached a deal with budget carrier easyJet to avoid any involuntary furloughs. In June easyJet’s estimate was that 727 pilots were at risk of redundancy. The budget airline had warned it could sack more than 700 pilots â almost a third of the total â as it had to make severe cuts in the face of plummeting demand for air travel because of coronavirus. No easyJet pilots […] We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. EasyJet had also toyed with offering pilots contracts for two weeks on, two weeks off, as well as other combinations of reduced hours. In May easyJet warned that thousands of staff faced redundancy, with 727 pilots at risk of losing their jobs. EasyJet pilots look to have avoided compulsory redundancies after volunteering for new contracts that will see many of them go part time. EasyJet has announced plans to cut up to 30% of its workforce, or 4,500 employees, as it prepares for lower customer demand when it resumes flying in the shadow of the coronavirus crisis. A third of easyJet’s 2,300 UK-based pilots face being made redundant according to the BALPA pilots union who described the mass lay-offs as an “excessive over-reaction” to the massive slump in travel demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is understood that enough pilots had volunteered for reducing flying hours to avoid mandatory job losses. Created with Sketch. The British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) said there had been a breakthrough in negotiations following months of talks with management. âI have been overwhelmed by the take-up of part time positions. Brian Strutton, the Balpa general secretary, said: âThis is a remarkable achievement which has only been possible because of three groups of people: the Balpa reps, easyJet management who have worked with us constructively during this process, but most of all the easyJet pilots themselves who have volunteered in record numbers for part-time work and voluntary redundancy to help save their colleaguesâ jobs.â. EasyJet pilots look to have avoided compulsory redundancies after volunteering for new contracts that will see many of them go part time. It has sent notification of a potential 727 pilot redundancies. EasyJet accused of risking safety with pilot redundancy plans ... Pilots' sick days could be used as factor when easyJet decides who to axe as part of a wave of redundancies… Designed to give you the ins and outs of standard operating procedure for a specific airline, and of working in a commercial airline environment. Britain's biggest budget airline has seen bookings collapse as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent imposition of travel restrictions. Sixty flight crew have taken voluntary redundancy and a further 1,500 have opted for part-time employment. by LLB staff reporter September 25, 2020. written by LLB staff reporter 25 th Sep 20 3:49 pm. The carrier said that avoiding compulsory job losses was not finalised. Coronavirus: 727 easyJet pilots at risk of redundancy due to pandemic. Good Housekeeping. Deal reached to avoid compulsory UK pilot redundancies at easyJet - union. "As a result we are pleased to confirm that we are close to concluding the pilot preferencing process and have been able to offer part time and seasonal contracts to most impacted pilots, base transfers where requested alongside accepting 60 requests for voluntary redundancy.â. Deal agreed to avoid compulsory redundancies among easyJet pilots A deal has been reached to avoid pilot job cuts at easyJet (PA Wire) By The Newsroom. Jet2 cuts up to 102 pilot jobs as quarantine measures blight the aviation industry Company says it is 'greatly distressed and deeply regrets' wave of redundancies 13:17pm, Fri 25 Sep 2020. It is understood that 60 pilots’ offers to take voluntary redundancy have been accepted. No easyJet pilots […] A deal has been reached to avoid pilot job cuts at easyJet (PA) A deal has been agreed to avoid compulsory job losses among pilots at airline easyJet, their union has announced. EasyJet Holidays believes it has the answer. Balpa, the pilot's union, says it is "shocked at the size of the potential job losses". This truly is a demonstration of our unity in easyJet.â. It is understood that 60 pilotsâ offers to take voluntary redundancy have been accepted. Much of the fleet is grounded and the carrier is cancelling hundreds of flights each day. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. EASYJET today begged its pilots and cabin crew to take three months unpaid leave as up to 3,000 staff face losing their jobs. MIAMI – Pilots union BALPA raised concerns for easyJet (U2) pilots’ safety after the airline revealed the conditions for its redundancies.. U2 management has told pilot reps that it plans to use ‘sickness’ as a key component in deciding who is losing their job, according to the union. Negotiations between the pilotsâ union and the airline were heated, with easyJet wanting to include the sickness record of flight crew in deciding redundancies. Created with sketchtool. Each pilot who has volunteered to work less has done so because he or she wants to help colleagues keep their jobs. Brian Strutton, BALPA’s general secretary said the union had been expecting a proposal for temporary measures but… No easyJet pilots will be given compulsory redundancy after agreeing a deal with the airline, ... Deal reached to avoid compulsory UK pilot redundancies at easyJet - union. Trust Yoga instructor sues ex-student, claims harassment in wake of alleged sexual misconduct saga. Changes include a freeze on planned pay rises and three months of unpaid leave. We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism. At easyJet, we have a huge passion for flying and we keep this alive by bringing the latest technologies to the Flight Deck, flying to the greatest destinations in Europe and we surround ourselves with the best people. If you become an easyJet pilot, for example, you’ll be type rated on an Airbus A320. Easyjet has avoided making any compulsory redundancies to its pilots despite plans earlier this summer to cut up to a third of jobs. The British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) said there had been a breakthrough in negotiations following months of talks with management. The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. It comes just days after British Airways owner IAG announced 12,000 staff could face redundancy in late April, followed soon after by Ryanair who said 3,000 mainly cabin crew and pilot staff were at risk. The company is also proposing to completely close its bases at Stansted, Southend and Newcastle airports. While unions and staff insist that they are eager to find a middle-ground and avoid redundancies, the current measures have … In June Easyjet’s estimate was that 727 pilots were at risk of redundancy. The deal, which the union says involved a “huge sacrifice” from the community, comes one day after the news that the UK is extending its Jobs Support Scheme. After warning that more than 700 pilots could lose their jobs, easyJet has struck a deal with their union that appears to involves no compulsory job redundancies. Release date: 25/09/2020. An easyJet spokesman said, “easyJet has worked constructively during the consultation with Balpa aiming to minimise compulsory redundancies despite the closure of three of our UK bases. But the British Airline Pilotsâ Association (Balpa) now says a âhuge community sacrificeâ has enabled compulsory redundancies to be avoided. Balpa, the pilot's union, says it is "shocked at the size of the potential job losses". Last call: easyJet has closed its base at Stansted, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}, EasyJet says âno compulsory job cutsâ after 1,500 crew go part-time, easyJet warned that thousands of staff faced redundancy, To go or not to go? Trade union BALPA had previously warned that 727 pilots at the UK-based low-cost carrier were at risk of being made redundant. Last month the Telegraph revealed easyJet was offering seasonal contracts to pilots that included them flying for just six months with the rest of the year off unpaid as it battled the impact of the pandemic. There will be no compulsory pilot redundancies at EasyJet, after 1,500 crewmembers opted to cut the number of hours they work. A freeze on planned pay rises at easyJet and a requirement to take three months of unpaid leave are at the centre of the changes. “I want to pay tribute to our easyJet management colleagues who we’ve been working with throughout this process. An insider said: “EasyJet is now hoping staff revolt from the union and accept the new contract, knowing the only other option is potential ruin for the airline and redundancy… The airline has indicated that not everything is settled. Deal agreed to avoid compulsory redundancies among easyJet pilots A deal has been reached to avoid pilot job cuts at easyJet (PA Wire) By The Newsroom. EasyJet is planning 727 pilot redundancies as part of up to 4,500 job cuts and a restructuring that includes closing bases at Stansted, Southend and Newcastle airports. Deal agreed to avoid compulsory redundancies among easyJet pilots UK News Published: Sept 25, 2020 60 pilots have left voluntarily and1,500 have opted for part-time working, Balpa announced. Read our full mailing list consent terms here, Balpa said: âSince these challenges, the company has engaged more positively.â. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? On Friday, the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) announced that it had reached a deal with budget carrier easyJet to avoid any involuntary furloughs. Easyjet pilots and management have achieved a breakthrough in negotiations meaning that no pilots will be made compulsorily redundant, British Airline Pilot Association (BALPA) said in a statement. 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