doc.fixit Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Staff won't make any difference unless the requirements, results and plans are clearly defined beforehand for each project and maintenance and sustainability take precedence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) 54 minutes ago, 0bserver said: That's why it needs running commercially, outside of government like (supposedly) the Steam Packet. Don't want to divert the thread, but I feel the SPCO is most certainly running within Government, mainly in the xxxxxxx treasury ! Edited February 2, 2022 by asitis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 8 hours ago, 0bserver said: Sadly there's been a 20% airport budget cut to fund the management pay award so this option has been revised This is the final design. It's unproven but they got a discount for taking it. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 8 hours ago, Amadeus said: This is the final design. It's unproven but they got a discount for taking it. Is it an Italian radar perchance ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flaps Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 In the Examiner this week, page 6, there's a piece about Civil Servant employments, related to Tynwald questions from Jason Moorhouse to Kate Lord-Brennan. from the article: Mr Moorhouse asked about pre-employment checks for prospective government employees during the application process. Ms Lord-Brennan said the standard checks include a collection of references, verification of essential qualifications via sight of original certificates or certified copies, identity and the right to work on island checks, in accordance with prevention of illegal working. Mr Moorhouse followed this up with a supplementary question. He said "If concerns are raised by a third party about an employees earlier status, why can existing materials not be reviewed or checks carried out, based on informal and unnamed tip-offs? A recent inquiry suggests that it is not possible even if an employee is holding a significant role within government. Is that the case, and if it is, could it be reviewed?" Ms Lord-Brennan said "I am not commenting on any individual case whatsoever. I can say though, if the Office of Human Resources is made aware of any concerns or discrepancies coming to light this will be investigated to verify information provided. That would be raised with the recruiting manager, if required , and any appropriate action taken". What is the recent inquiry Mr Moorhouse referring to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 56 minutes ago, flaps said: In the Examiner this week, page 6, there's a piece about Civil Servant employments, related to Tynwald questions from Jason Moorhouse to Kate Lord-Brennan. from the article: Mr Moorhouse asked about pre-employment checks for prospective government employees during the application process. Ms Lord-Brennan said the standard checks include a collection of references, verification of essential qualifications via sight of original certificates or certified copies, identity and the right to work on island checks, in accordance with prevention of illegal working. Mr Moorhouse followed this up with a supplementary question. He said "If concerns are raised by a third party about an employees earlier status, why can existing materials not be reviewed or checks carried out, based on informal and unnamed tip-offs? A recent inquiry suggests that it is not possible even if an employee is holding a significant role within government. Is that the case, and if it is, could it be reviewed?" Ms Lord-Brennan said "I am not commenting on any individual case whatsoever. I can say though, if the Office of Human Resources is made aware of any concerns or discrepancies coming to light this will be investigated to verify information provided. That would be raised with the recruiting manager, if required , and any appropriate action taken". What is the recent inquiry Mr Moorhouse referring to? 24 people were added to the public sector payroll last September. Apparently none of them are qualified for the position and all made up some rubbish about how good they would be... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikimoto Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Loganair BA codeshare flights will now accrue Avios (and BA tier points) - but can't be purchased with Avios. Still no sign of LHR or LCY... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Johnson Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 3 hours ago, flaps said: In the Examiner this week, page 6, there's a piece about Civil Servant employments, related to Tynwald questions from Jason Moorhouse to Kate Lord-Brennan. from the article: Mr Moorhouse asked about pre-employment checks for prospective government employees during the application process. Ms Lord-Brennan said the standard checks include a collection of references, verification of essential qualifications via sight of original certificates or certified copies, identity and the right to work on island checks, in accordance with prevention of illegal working. Mr Moorhouse followed this up with a supplementary question. He said "If concerns are raised by a third party about an employees earlier status, why can existing materials not be reviewed or checks carried out, based on informal and unnamed tip-offs? A recent inquiry suggests that it is not possible even if an employee is holding a significant role within government. Is that the case, and if it is, could it be reviewed?" Ms Lord-Brennan said "I am not commenting on any individual case whatsoever. I can say though, if the Office of Human Resources is made aware of any concerns or discrepancies coming to light this will be investigated to verify information provided. That would be raised with the recruiting manager, if required , and any appropriate action taken". What is the recent inquiry Mr Moorhouse referring to? God knows but on this subject. What ever happened to the Anaesthetist at Nobles, that was sending pictures of his gonads in a S&M clamp to a Liverpool hooker? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, Boris Johnson said: God knows but on this subject. What ever happened to the Anaesthetist at Nobles, that was sending pictures of his gonads in a S&M clamp to a Liverpool hooker? He had a dreadful accident. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 30 minutes ago, Boris Johnson said: God knows but on this subject. What ever happened to the Anaesthetist at Nobles, that was sending pictures of his gonads in a S&M clamp to a Liverpool hooker? probably got promoted 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 22 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: If only they’d vetted him and worked out he ended up pissed in theatre in the UK about 13 years before Still working? https://www.nhs.uk/profiles/consultant/3270091 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 21 minutes ago, Two-lane said: Still working? https://www.nhs.uk/profiles/consultant/3270091 so he gets cut before you get cut , marvelous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 On 2/2/2022 at 5:00 PM, doc.fixit said: Staff won't make any difference unless the requirements, results and plans are clearly defined beforehand for each project and maintenance and sustainability take precedence. I agree, but at the airport all we have employed in the two useless articles that have been running the place, is people who are not interested in the day to day operations and customer satisfaction, but solely focused on expansion and grandeur. Until we get a director that wants to run an efficient small island airport, that is welcoming and customer focused, we will continue to pee huge amounts of money away dreaming of being another Chicago O'Hare. As someone said earlier we have pissed away maybe 100 million for less services, less passengers and an experience which most people find at best trying or at worst objectionable. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringy Rose Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 On 2/2/2022 at 3:48 PM, 0bserver said: It's cack handed commercialisation. It's the DOI, everything is cack handed with them, they have a reverse Midas touch. The airport needs to sit outside of their remit. Everything of national important needs to be take out of their control. It's exactly the same arrangement as at airports on the adjacent island. The airline contracts with a private supplier, that private supplier provides handling facilities. This usually includes check-in staff, gate staff, baggage and passenger assistance. As others have said, if a piece of equipment has been broken for a long time then that indicates a dispute somewhere down the chain. If there's money involved, parties will try to blame anyone but themselves. And that's the issue with any privatisation, no matter how skilled the negotiator: nobody wants anything to be their fault. Interesting you mention penalty clauses: they just increase the risks of dispute. Google Birmingham City Council Highways PFI. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Johnson Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 That does not help the disabled persons who have to be manhandled into aircraft 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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