How long has it been decided that we would be given a dividend and how much it was worth?
PB states it will hit our April pay packets which means the decision, and the amount, was known
well before he announced it in order to make the deadline for April pay run.
Gonzo, Now you're being silly!
Management: Keep the money from the sale of the CTB. Give no shareholders a dividend this year (after all, I personally would prefer a higher pay award that was permanent and pensionable instead of a one-off dividend). Stop pleading poverty if you're gonna give money away.
(Obviously too late now as they have done the deed)
Yahoo
Keeping the CTB is a ridiculous idea. Who would want to rent office space in one of the UKs prime locations?
NATS have obviously thought it through and dismissed the idea and therefore decided that the best way forward for NATS is to sell the building off and give the money away.
Any employee who thinks NATS should keep a source of regular income that is only going to appreciate in value is off their rocker. It just does not fit in with NATS policy of pleading poverty one the one hand and frittering money away on the other.
I personally think we should have given the building away, then paid for the option of renting out some rooms in the CTB at a vastly inflated price on the off chance we might need them in the future.
You can never have enough meeting rooms...
