Well, it's not that good is it?
3% doesn't make me feel particularly rewarded for the increase in traffic over the last year (7%?)
A non pensionable bonus if the cost per flight hits a target, (just who is setting these targets - oh of course, silly me!). Now how am I supposed to help influence the cost per flight anyway, use less pens? I already shift as much traffic as I can.
Another non pensionable bonus if flights per employee targets (see above) are met. Now I'm supposed to reduce staffing levels as well as separate aircraft. Then the average delay per flight has to be less than 1.75 minutes. I am willing to be corrected on this small point but I believe the delay management (quietly and in a dark corner) find acceptable is less than 3 minutes and that their best case scenario is about 1.9 minutes. This is without the effect of conversion training at NERC which without doubt will increase the overall delays in the UK next year. So we won't be seeing that bonus.
And talking of training an extra (non pensionable) bonus if the conversion training starts on time. Well I'm sure that everyone at SCATCC, Manc and airfields will be working their hardest and using all the influence they have in this area to ensure that this training starts on time. Remember, EGPH we're counting on you. And of course that does assume that training is physically able to proceed as there are still some major areas of concern that may prevent the technical handover. Obviously once I've finished my shift, I pop over to systems and give them a hand to get it finished on time, but it may not be enough.
3% for training? perhaps it's just me but training someone takes a lot more than just an extra 3% effort.
Is this what we keep our powder dry for? Please excuse the cynicism.