WW announced at this weeks' forum that he intends to recoup the cost of IA from the BASSA facilities (thanks Carribean Boy for that post). That would seem totally fair and reasonable. Where exactly is the cost of IA being recouped in Offer 2?
According to people who spoke to Martin Broughton and Bill Francis in the CRC during strike weekends the cost of the strikes has been far less than planned for and can be accounted in the 09/10 FY (where we will make a substantial loss anyway). As a result at the moment the company can put the last offer back on the table without having to recoup any additional money. Any future IA will come out of next year's IFCE budget and will need to be recouped through further cost savings.