Unite, has raised its concerns at the announcement from Bmi Baby that it is to make 158 airline staff redundant. This comes as part of a restructuring process designed to bring the low cost airline back into profitability.
Brian Boyd, Unite national officer for aviation, said: “Today's announcement casts further doubt over the whole Bmi Group as its new owners Lufthansa search for cost savings. Unite members are once again caught at the sharp end of business restructuring. We will now be engaging with the Bmi Baby to ensure that compulsory redundancy is avoided.
“Unite had the foresight earlier this year to commit Bmi into a legally binding agreement in the event of future redundancies caused by the Group's current financial predicament. This shows once again the importance of trade union representation within the workplace. However, it is unfortunate that we will have to reference the terms of this document, in such a short period of time.”
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