How does blended RPI affect pensionable pay? My understanding is that the MOU refers to a cap at RPI +.5%, and that any change to the base measurement system for payrises has to be agreed. Blended RPI seems to be still mostly based on RPI, but how will you know whats pensionable if the second half of the 'blend' isnt known?
and my tuppence on AAVA's, they should be priced at a figure which strongly encourages the company not to rely on them - ie, probably £650+ after tax, or an amount which works out to more than a top of scale ATCO2 gets for a days work. They should be to cover temporary unavoidable shortage of staff, not a way for the company to save on paying all the associated costs of actually employing the right number of people. (as for linking it to where you are on the scale, thats daft!)