From what I can see,IAG (or at least BA) are not geting any handout from government. Some of the staff are being furloughed on MORE than the 80% of basic that the government is paying. IE BA are putting their hands in their very deep pockets to enhance the government grants. Those staff are not working. They are not doing anything for BA. BA are not benefitiing in any way except being able to hopefully re-employ those staff at very short notice when things pick up. Would you rather they were all made redundant?