The early retirement scheme is for those ATCO's that have put in a minimum amount of operational time. I forget the number of years. It is a fact that your health suffers from operational shift work. You tell me how many ATCO's have ever reached tha age of 60 whilst still doing Heathrow Approach. This scheme goes some way to compensate for all the stress. Please explain how a non productive desk driver earning no revenue for the company can possibly be subsidising the working ATCO.
NATS lives of the back of the ATCO's and its an insult for anybody to suggest a pen pusher is subsidising them.
