Inkampani yezindiza yase-Ireland, i-Aer Lingus, imemezele ngoLwesithathu ukuthi izodiliza abasebenzi bayo abangaphezu kwamaphesenti angu-15, inciphise amaholo futhi yandise ukusebenza eBrithani ukuze isinde emqhudelwaneni nembangi yayo enkulu kakhulu, iRyanair.
Lolu hlelo beluyisiqalo sokuxoshwa kwesikhulu esiphezulu esisha sakwa-Aer Lingus, uChristoph Mueller, okuthe selokhu athatha izintambo eDublin ngenyanga edlule umemezele ukuthi inkampani yezindiza eyayingaphansi kukahulumeni futhi evumelana nezinyunyana inamathuba angama-50-50 kuphela okusinda.
Izinyunyana zabasebenzi zixwayise ngokuthi zizomelana nezinhlelo zikaMueller zokwehlisa izikhundla ezingama-676 kubasebenzi abangu-3,900 futhi zifune okwengeziwe kubasebenzi njengengxenye yefomula yakhe yokunquma ama-euro ayizigidi ezingu-97 (amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-143) ezindlekweni zokusebenza zonyaka ngo-2011.
Kodwa abatshalizimali bathande lesi sinyathelo futhi bathumela amasheya ashaywe ka-Aer Lingus ngamaphesenti angu-7 phezulu kuya ku-euro0.76 ekuhwebeni kwangaphambi kwesikhathi.
Esitatimendeni, ibhodi labaqondisi be-Aer Lingus lithe inkampani yezindiza kufanele "iqhudelane ngokuphumelelayo neqembu lontanga elinezindleko zokusebenza eziphansi kakhulu" - ikakhulukazi iRyanair yaseDublin. Ithi izinyunyana zabasebenzi zibhekene nokukhetha okunqala zokwamukela izimo zokusebenza eziqinile noma zibe sengozini yokuwa kwenkampani.
"I-Aer Lingus ayikwazi ukuphila esimweni lapho abasebenzi bekhokhelwa kakhulu futhi besebenza ngendlela engaphansi kunezikhundla eziqhathanisekayo kontanga yayo," kusho ibhodi. "I-Aer Lingus kumele ilinganisele izinqubo zokusebenza - emoyeni, phansi nasezindaweni zabasebenzi abasekelayo - ukwethula izinqubo nezinqubo ezingcono kakhulu, futhi okungenani ihambisane nezimbangi zayo mayelana nokukhiqiza. Ukuguquguquka kokusebenza kwe-Aer Lingus akukwazi ukuqhubeka nokuvinjwa yizinqubo ezivimbelayo ezasuka kudala.”
I-Aer Lingus iphinde yathi kumele isebenzise ilayisense yayo yamanje yokusebenzisa ama-hubs e-United Kingdom ngaphezu kwezisekelo zayo zamanje ezikhumulweni zezindiza zaseLondon i-Heathrow ne-Gatwick kanye ne-Belfast International Airport endaweni engumakhelwane eNyakatho Ireland. Ithe inkampani kumele yandise isisekelo samakhasimende ayo kusukela “ekuncikeni kwamanje kumthengi wase-Ireland.”
UChristina Carney, iphini likanobhala jikelele wenyunyana ye-Impact emele abasebenzi abangu-1,100 be-Aer Lingus cabin, uthe sebebekezelele ukuncishiswa kwabasebenzi abaningi kakhulu futhi balahlekelwa namalungelo.
“Sinikele ngokwanele. Inkampani kumele ihloniphe osekwenziwe ngabasebenzi basemakhazeni futhi iyeke ukwephula izivumelwano, okuyinto abahlale beyenza,” kusho uCarney.
