I can't see the discrimination claim either.
As incompetent as CX's management and lawyers are, they would have no trouble at all disassembling the discrimination claim in a justice court.
Therefore why continue charging on with that frail argument?
Everybody here agrees that the CEPs should get some form of compensation and fight for it, but this is not the way to get it.
a. Blatant age discrimination;
b. Nick has a point, the company has paid enough. How many houses, wives and kids must they fund.
c. The guys home is now HK; he is no longer an expat.
a. Yes, why would he lose the benefits at 60, but not at 59?
b. They wanted to keep well paid, senior Capts instead their own FOs and SOs, so why complain about how much it would cost them?
c. Can 'the guy' in question retire in HK, or get another job in HK should he need to? What if there are no bases where 'the guy' is from? Is he forced to accept the lesser conditions he never signed for, just to keep a job he is entitled to?