Virgin Atlantic faces strike threat from pilots

Virgin Atlantic airline is the latest employer in the aviation industry to be hit with the threat of industrial action, by pilots angry over alleged restrictions on time off.

The British Airline Pilots' Association (Balpa) said the company is denying pilots their entitlement to a minimum number of rostered days off, that are part of an agreement pilots have with the airline.

 

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Linda Holbeche, director of the Holbeche Partnership and visiting professor of HRM/OD at Cass Business School