I’m all for accountability, but it seems that something isn’t working when the same ”punishment” is doled out three times over the course of a year, yet the same thing keeps happening…
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@lucky, totally off topic but did you read today about the easyJet Holidays all inclusive package to Morocco where the guests were told they have to pay £24 per person per hour to use the pool and a similar amount to use the jacuzzi!
Japan a cultural inclination to accept guilt. Apparently this across the board punishment might not be as useful as it once was.
As for the comparison between JL and NH, I would be curious if the same level of testing happens in both airlines. I do agree that there might be a significant number of non-reported cases due to the lack of testing, especially among cabin crew members.
To provide some additional context, the real issue here wasn't just a regular failed test, but rather how the situation unfolded on the ground.
The 50-year-old Chief Purser actually ignored repeated warnings from her junior crew members, who urged her to take the test at the hotel before boarding the shuttle bus. She used her seniority to delay the screening until they reached the airport to lower her alcohol levels, and initially gave a false report.
Due to this attempted cover-up, JAL took strict disciplinary action, summarily dismissing (firing) the Chief Purser and suspending the other crew member involved.
This breakdown in the hierarchy—where a senior manager could suppress junior staff's safety concerns—is exactly why the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism stepped in regarding a Safety Management System breach.
My manager kept his martini glasses in his "In" box and the empty bottle in his "Out" box .
Management with principals together with a sense of honour, is situation rarely encountered in this day and age.
Not for the vast majority of English-speaking countries.
Honour is the correct spelling for most.
Laura, we must make allowances for 1990, after all he is only from that ‘New’ place, unlike the real York which is half a millennia older …. 🙂
Sorry 1990, I couldn’t resist the dig!
Stop whining.
We have to take Meghan back. She was supposed to be your problem.
Total comp or salary? I know of a lot of CEOs with $1 salary and $20M in annual stock grants. My CEO loves to "take accountability" in the form of more RSUs.
We are so impressed with the Japan culture. After a sporting event, they clean up where they sat. Where in the world ?
Japan culture, the CEO takes responsibility for his company, his staff. Can anyone imagine an American, British, European CEO take any responsibility? They don't even get prosecuted. So Impressed.