St - T & C's
The wording of the Terms & Conditions requiring signature to obtain a 'Staff Travel' ticket are very explicit.
a) They very clearly separate the transaction to purchase a ticket at lower than list price from any other contracts or terms and conditions.
b) They very clearly establish that the transaction is solely between BA and the other party for the purchase of a ticket at that time and they are the only parties to the transaction.
c) The transaction does not include any other transaction - past or future.
d) The transaction is clearly labelled as a Contract, solely between the parties and solely concerning the purchase at that time of the ticket, it excludes any other terms and conditions.
e) It is very clearly an agreement which is a Contract to purchase between the parties for a price advantage and as such is made under contract law.
f) It has no connection to or relevance to terms and conditions of employment.
g) As each transaction arises and completes with the issue of a ticket, the structure continually renews as another separate accepted form of contract each time one is signed - and apparently has been doing so since the 1960's
without any form of challenge by the unions.
If BASSA or whoever have received any form of advice suggesting that the ST contract could be construed as part of the employee terms and conditions of employment, then I suggest that they try engaging lawyers who have at least some understanding of contract law, rather than totally wasting their members money.