Italian tourist website Nonosolo Turisti has published a great report this month about Ryanair's cabin crew recruitment.Ryanairdontcare campaign has been put in this report which is great news.To make young Italian students aware of the scamming practises of Ryanair and how they wreck the lives of thousands of young cabin crew all over Europe for profit.
Not only safety being an issue at Ryanair but with over 10,000 young cabin crew Terminated for profit ''recruitment for termination'' Ryanair must be stopped...
Ryanair Chief David Bonderman and Michael O'Leary should be in jail for what they have done to these young people.
TIME FOR US ALL TO BOYCOTT RYANAIR
SAFETY NOT PRIORITY AT RYANAIR
Report below in Italian
http://nonsoloturisti.it/2013/12/lavorare-viaggiando-assistente-di-volo/
Report below in English.
They
always have a friendly smile carved on his lips, wearing a uniform cut
-martial and pretty colours , are helpful, patient and do not fall apart
even when the plane is plummeting with the engines on fire. They
are flight attendants and travellers dream of many young people follow
in their footsteps and get a job that allows to travel all the time for
the world.As with all the aspirations , however , this is likely to prove to be a chimera if it is not dealt with due awareness.First of all the requirements to work as a flight attendant are manifold. You
must have gentle ways to be able to transmit more serenity and courtesy
to passengers , especially those like me terrified of flying.According
to the concise guide prepared for the occasion by Skyscanner , the
physical requirements for the new generation usually include beautiful
presence , between the ages of twenty and thirty- five feet in height
and 65 meter and 85 centimetres.As regards education, is required at least a diploma . Even
the languages are of course an important aspect : You must have a
good command of the local language - in our case the Italian - and at
least one foreign language, usually English. It should be available to transfers and airlines often require that the candidate has own car . Even less comforting is the fact that we must be good swimmers ...And if you are lucky enough to be selected by the airline, remember that you are only at the beginning of a long journey . Before
you begin to serve will have to pass a training course very severe, the
cost of which will be borne by the company or yours, depending on the
airline. Also
passed the course, begin the probationary period , subject to highly
variable according to the contract provided by your employer.In
addition to the course , the cost of the uniform , meals, transfers and
accommodation of potential for business matters are subject to
corporate policies. In short, the quality of work as a flight attendant largely depends on the airline you work for and by its base to work. To understand more, I did a little research about one of the most cited on the network airlines : Ryan Air.One
of the biggest detractors of this airline is called John Foley, author
of a blog that for years she attacked the policies that the company
adopts towards new recruits . It
is not a lobbyist , or a union , or a disgruntled passenger ... is
simply the father of a girl after an expensive training course she found
herself without a job and without money."To be hired by Ryanair , the flight crew goes through a maze of agencies, which are not fully aware . (...) The person being tested is an average of two days of downtime unpaid week. In most cases work at least 3 hours for each round without being paid . (...)
The staff in testing is paid only from the time when the aircraft is in
flight, are held 30 € per month for the uniform and is not entitled to
meals or drinks on the plane. "A
month ago , the Guardian spoke of just such a situation , emphasising
how often the flight attendants , after having borne the costs of the
course and uniform and be gone for the hard year of probation , being
fired, forced to resign or transferred.The
fact remains that the opinions and experiences reported by employees
and former employees of the Irish company are very various and
discordant . In
many , in fact, remain convinced that the low-cost airline offers a
good opportunity to work with many young people and, if you will, this
experience can then be exploited to advance the profession through other
companies.Since a dear friend of mine works as a flight attendant for another classmate low-cost , I also wanted to hear his opinion." I work for Easyjet from 3 and a half years . The
course lasted little more than three weeks in Luton , all paid for by
them, of course ... The teachers try to make the course lightweight, and
are always willing to help those who need them. Let's say that since I am completely new to the industry, it was not exactly easy , but doable . "He added that in the early days salary is around 1500 Euros per month. There
are difficulties , especially the challenges of patience in the case of
particularly demanding passengers , but usually his is a positive
judgement ."I do not think it's a difficult job , but do it well, as all the work is already more complicated. I'm
happy but not too much ... There are days that I hate my job, I
sometimes miss to do something more challenging , but this is what I
have, then the stimuli seek them out ... "
