<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Migflanker @ Jun 17 2009, 04:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>
British Airways, said on Tuesday it had asked its staff to work for free as part of the company&#39;s battle for "survival;" in tough market conditions.
Reuters

I can see asking employees to consider unpaid leave, but working for free, seems a bit much to me.
What do you think?[/b]

Essentially, if you have a mortgage and other commitments to meet each month, I cannot see how a person can be expected to work for free.
Can&#39;t think of any other sector where employers would possibly think up such an idea.

How fair would the scheme be if someone who could possibly afford to work for free for any given period goes up against a colleague who simply can&#39;t?

I would possibly consider a day a month initially, providing the Unions have evidence that all hierarchy took the same line.
It then begs the question, should employees have a say in what is done with the &#39; extra &#39; funds it has gained from employees ...
do they go down the road of employee ownership ... oh - deja vu ... we did that. Went into chapter 11 and wonder if I
will ever raise a $1 for my share certificate on Ebay ... ho hum