Bloggs, what you're missing here is that if does get rejected, then it's back to litigation. Litigation is time-consuming and expensive, and whilst on-going (failing an injunction - which is not likely in Hong Kongs' post-handover anti-labour environment) CX can do what ever they wish.
Now this may not seem to be such a big issue with you, but like NC, I do remember the "old" days of punitive rostering, next-to-F-all overtime and DT'ing till I was blue in the face. Cathays' lawyers have the (proven) ability to delay interminably whilst nit-picking through procedural issues (ask MG), so a two or three year "interim" arrangement is entirely possible.
The second issue is that litigation is expensive. I do not know what the AOA's reserves currently are, but they are bound to be inadequate. More subs rises will mean the inevitable flight of some due to financial pressures, forcing subs increases, causing more to flee...
I have been here for over 17 years now, and the current (RP04) system is the best I have ever experienced in terms of MY control of MY life and leisure time. I can request (and get) super-compacts, "G" days when I need them and more days off. I will concede that 5-4-3 is an issue, but I am getting twice that between (requested) "W" patterns.
Put this to bed and lets on with the bigger issue - our diminishing pay packets and salary differentiation.
I have voted FOR RP07 - and I urge all to do the same.
Last edited by Cpt. Underpants; 15th January 2007 at 00:21.