Many many CC are on very low basic pay(pen pay).
The CC are one section of staff that when the pensions are closed will be very hard hit.
So at this time the CC need to hold on to all T+Cs, infact an increase in T+Cs would be the order of the day.
Many many CC make up for low basic pay by loads of extras payments, which is OK in the short term.
A reasonable fix may be, the mid figure between pen pay and total pay per year should be used for pen pay from now, and pay per year would be that figure, see below.....
14k pen pay.
28k allowance etc etc
42k is total cost per year.
28k is the mid point.
Result would be, a saving of 25% in cost per year of CC to the company.
CC would have a reasonable pension figure.
CC would have taken a T+C/pay cut of 25%, but a good uplift in pensions, this will tend to be much better news for the old ones, because the pensions will be closed very soon.
The 28k may have to be paid in a clever way to avoid CC taking too much sick, guess the same reasons why all these allowances started in the first place.
Fly LHR to AAA and back/ 7 hours total = £100 allowances.
Fly LHR to BBB and back/ 7 hours total = £50 allowances.
The above is Madness, I hope the new fleet like AAA ??????????