BOBBLEHAT
Interesting last sentence.....
We did not ask for pay negotiations to run Jan-Dec, that agreement played into management hands hook-line-and-sinker.
The pay offer is structured around the financial year anyway, with the April percentage kick-in.
Clever management [pay negotiation management course human factors level 5] anticipate that with a mid-December salary payment and a huge gap to fill before a January salary payment coupled with those hideous post-Christmas bills, that a yes vote is likely for just about anything.
If you have any doubts as to the harmony between the union and management I ask you to recall the "Bill and Joe" show on radio 4 some time ago...never again please!
-As for the need to save £50million over 5 years----don't cloud the issue ---it took me 15 minutes and a calculator to save £63million over 3 years.