45 before pol...I would't be applying now with what has just been unveiled by the very creative IAA accountants!!
Surely if the back pay was to be paid on 1st Jan it would have been released from the IAA bank A/c in 2007 so it would come under the 2007 financial year and would be already accounted for in terms of cost......so obviously they are just using it as an excuse to keep the money in their accounts for another year...something they are good at!!! According to their published figures the movements in all the money making sectors are up this year!!!!
Surely if the cuts were to benefit the customer they would also announce a cut in user charges and the managment would not still be getting bonuses!!
I fully support the fact that the aviation industry is facing tough times and changes have to be made/ costs have to be cut in order to benefit the airlines... but surely the first thing to go should be managment bonuses and not money which has already been promised to the people who have already done the work!!!