Aer Lingus resolves a potential time bomb!

A dispute between Aer Lingus and its cabin crew over working hours has been resolved after the company agreed to more “family-friendly” rosters. The airline industry is a heavily regulated sector and recruiting new recruits to fill gaps if employees had chosen to leave and if the dispute had not been resolved would have come at a high price to the company. Retention is a very important issue within the airline sector, working with employees and hopefully being able to provide working rotas will help manage employee expectations through these difficult times, especially when employees know pay rises and other benefits will not necessary happen or have already had them capped.