BLR vs Scheme
Morning Litebulbs,
BA flight crew are contractually obliged to work to Bidline Rules, anything above this is goodwill and attracts no extra pay.
'On the Day' the Captain will use his judgement to decide if it is safe to continue to operate beyond BLR's, anything up to the legal limit (whatever that may be, CAP 371 as things stand) taking into account various factors including previous rest and duties of the entire crew (FC & CC).
To reiterate - BA flight crew (and BA cabin crew) are contracted to work to their various agreements only.
My concern is finding ourselves in the position of being compelled to accept changes in our agreements to keep BA competative. The change wouldn't be 'unilateral', it would be with our agreement (because we would have no choice).
IMHO our best chance for maintaining the best T's & C's possible is for BA to be as profitable as possible.