Matt,
Employees per se, not just employees in BA.
Keeping a company in profit and therefore protecting jobs is good, however there must be a balance of at all costs.
The wording in question was specific. 'This forms part of your contract of employment' Clearly it didn't. Often agreements are considered part of contracts. I'm not an expert on Scope, I have little knowledge of the actual agreement other than it exists, but this being a Pilots forum I believe it is relevant to use as an example. Do BA pilots consider Scope as part of their terms and conditions of employment? does the document state that it is? If not is there now consideration that despite previous rulings Scope could now be challenged by BA management? Please note I only cite this as a relevant example of what could change for UK workers.