LeftHeadingNorth,
Sorry, didn't mean misguided, as in " a bad idea", was thinking more like, their current actions seem calculated to cause hassle to us Contractors without having any tangible effect on the Company, which does nothing to change their actions (surely the goal ? ). Perhaps misdirected was a better word.
Totally agree, the companies interpretation of the agreement was taking the p1ss big time, but, can't help thinking that they should have stood a bit more firm last time (when they had overwhelming support , both from within & outside NAS) & saved themselves having to revisit it again 6mths later.