I totally agree with “thetimesreader84”GS just actually describes the division. You wait over two decades for what you describe as “jam”, & the other group works over 3 decades for the “jam”. Starting at age 31 for PP24 equals to potentially over 10 years of “Jam” working to retirement, PP34 equates to zero years of “jam” to retirement, (joining at age 31).So no, the PP34 joining at over 31 can never aspire to the same, and therefore the argument that the PP24 guys use that “we’ve all been there to reach this position “ is simply mute. PP24 was designed in a bygone era with a compulsory retirement age of 55. It is an obsolete drain on modern resource and certainly does not represent the future, slowly diminishing in size.
Now we have a real hugely sensitive example of one group of colleagues with historical 3 separate types of contracts and huge salary disparities that have been amalgamated into one group as a result of restructuring.
One can assume from this example that any group with sub groups being treated with different terms and yet using the same skill set could be subject to focus and further amalgamation for restructuring efficiencies.
PP34, have nothing to lose, however PP24...........very different story, the latter group may be advised not to be quite so vocal......the price for the creation of this division in the first place may just be on the verge of being realised.