BA chief executive Willie Walsh has already agreed to work unpaid in July, forgoing his month's salary of £61,000.
BA's biggest union, Unite, gave the request short shrift. "Willie Walsh can afford to work for nothing, our members can't," said a Unite spokesman. The GMB union, which represents thousands of ground-handling staff, said Walsh would have to take a permanent pay cut first.
One BA staff member said: "Most of us work because we have to, not because we have so much money that we can do it without needing a salary." BA has set a deadline of 24 June to volunteer for working with no pay.
Would you work for nothing to help save your company? Do you think it's unfair to be asked to work for nothing by those on a senior level who earn a far greater sum than the average worker? Do you work for British Airways?
