Cyril has hit on something that has been puzzling me since I read the offer.... why after years of eroding/ avoiding paying A scales do the company roll on their backs and offer to pay-up........?
I don't buy into the theory of collusion between the Negotiating Team and the Company... perhaps the answer lies somewhere in the Corporate Code of Conduct linked from the Intracx home page.... that's a document every SO/ North American should keep handy on a line-check
Maybe it's for an entirely different purpose... things are seldom what they seem..
Freightdog188; not aware of the LH case and to cross read any case you need all the details. However, I suspect that someone seeking a Court Order to work beyond a nationally accepted retirement age may be a bit different than someone receiving a pay cut when reaching an age significantly less than any accepted retirement age....... As an acid test.... just delete the phrase "age 55" and insert "black" or "female" and I think you will gauge the potential problem coming the company's way.......
Yes, NC was right (again
).... unrenumerated is the mancunian way of spelling "unpaid"................. or even unremunerated