Lump sum payment. Every month, 56908 AED hits you bank account as a GCAA ATC. Do what you want with it. Nothing is use it or lose it like days gone by nor is it less if you don't have kids/wife/ect. Single guy gets the same as married with 3 kids. Send me a messge if you want the realities of where that kind of money goes.
I did reopen this thread for a different reason, and that was to say that Ferris is right (I think that is the first time that phrase has ever been used on Pprune). ATC is rad, get yourself a licence and you have options galore. Stay in OZ or take your pick of the many places that want you elsewhere. Don't let the talk of a disgruntled few steer you away from it as the physical job of ATC was not what drove any of us to other ANSPs. For those OZ ATCs reading this and umming and aaahing about making a sand change, I suggest getting your finger out as you WILL miss the boat soon as the contingent gets too big.