freelander2, on 23 November 2014 - 06:03 PM, said:
At the AGM, the CEO informed shareholders that every member of staff at the Proact received a pay rise last year, now here we are, less than 12 months on & we're hearing about redundancies, for me it just goes to prove, once again, how out of touch some people are.
On the handful of occasions that I've been in the lounges, all non-match day, I've witnessed a well organised, almost military like, first class operation, a credit to both Gary & the Club. I've no doubt that a redundancy situation does exist at the Club, quite how they've arrived at this decision though, the mind boggles, because all we've heard from the Club is how well the conference & banqueting does!
Now if the Club want to tackle this situation head-on, perhaps it could reveal how much of the £4M wage bill goes on football related staff & how much on non-football staff, I'm sure that will highlight just where the serious savings could be made.
Back to Gary's situation, from the gossip that I've picked up over the past couple of weeks, sadly it wouldn't surprise me if we end up in an employment tribunal.
But surely, Mike if players wage demands increase and agents fees increase the chances of making playing staff redundant is very slim, after all they are the bread and butter of the club. The fan on the terraces won't care how slick the the banqueting side is, they want to see money spent on the playing staff. Redundancies are horrible and I personally feel for anyone facing it but you ask any fan who they would rather see made redundant, commercial staff or playing staff. If the club isn't making enough money to pay everyone surely cuts will have to be made.
I do agree with how good the banqueting staff are, I have been in lots of times and I am thoroughly impressed with how good it is. I see it as a bit of a chicken and egg scenario.