Just to be clear about the pay talks. I would gladly accept a pay freeze if it was implemented company wide. By that, I mean that EVERYBODY regardless of pay grade, contract or anything else takes it. To elaborate further still, when Barron accepts a pay freeze, then I will accept one.
If anybody thinks it is acceptable for him and the board to push for a pay freeze for us whilst they get another obscene, double figure % pay rise, then I would suggest that they either need their head testing, or are indeed management themsleves. No doubt somebody will now point out to me the error of my ways.....