Many of you have been asking for clarity of furlough. The furlough period in the agreement is 1st April to 31st May 2020.  We have been advised by our legal department that you cannot “make money for your employer” and or “provide services to your employer “ if furloughed. Therefore you CAN READ your BA emails whilst furloughed.  An update was sent by … Read More

Many of you have been asking for clarification regarding the furlough period and how it will work.  The furlough period in the agreement is April 1st – May 31st, but you may be rotated to allow those of us at work to furlough later on.  Minimum furlough is 3 weeks, but they are then allowed to contact you and bring … Read More

To all our members, reps, activists and their family members, we would like to extend our thanks to you in these very difficult times. Your GMB Union is working round the clock to protect jobs, terms, conditions, pay and to look out for your health & safety. We have always done this and will continue to do this way into … Read More

You may already be in receipt of an email from the company as the furloughing process is due to start tomorrow (4th April 2020). Some 70% of staff will be furloughed immediately.  The process will be done at random so there will be no choice about whether you are furloughed or not. If you are in the 30% of staff … Read More

Over the course of April and May, most workers at BA will not be required to work, due to the drastically reduced flying programme. Please note: The impact of this varies across the airline, with the reductions in staffing levels in different areas ranging from zero all the way up to nearly 100%. This has left our members feeling very … Read More