We all know I was being flippant, but it is late.
Shares at the level they would be offered mean nothing, in my opinion. At senior levels, when we are talking about tens of thousands, then it is an income from dividends. At the lower ends of the employment scale, it is a little savings bonus that might help towards a car after a few years. Not something to base a mortgage on.
Would we (sorry, they) be in the same place if BA had said we need
- volunteers to go on a good deal
- for that the most senior grade will be more involved
- new starters will broadly be on LGW terms
- existing staff will not be affected
- we will guarantee allowances in a new format
Probably not.