Trying to read between the usual management speak (I'm a bit thick) it seems that the equation between what a Wg Cdr (or equiv.) could earn outside and what he earns inside has been eroded. This is an attempt to redress the balance maybe? Or is it more likely that it's a carrot to keep all the Sqn Ldr/Major/Lt Cdrs interested for a little longer?
Still, these rises should be better targeted across the spectrum. We all know how many shiny wg cdr posts exist, you don't see many wg cdr eng posts in theatre do you?
Good to see that FRI is targeted at the junior ranks as well. At least it shows it's not just a badly targeted tool for keeping those aircrew mates who'd already decided to stay....
Overall, it's not brilliant, but we'd be naive in the extreme to think we were going to get any bigger settlement this year.
Can't quite get my head the x-factor increase, but my pay has definitely gone up by more than the headline percentage, even given an annual increment.
