Jockster, the ex-BMI guys were claimants so you'll have to think of another cunning plan.
My post above, was simply about the amount of settlement for ex-BMI guys. The BALPA members among them were all claimants. The actual value of the backpay has been settled out of court so is not necessarily what would have been achieved through the courts. My point was that I suspect the BMI claimants would have got slightly less had it gone to court, but then so might the rest of the BA pilots. Such is the nature of an out of court settlement though. I do not believe BA are 'legally required' to backpay non-claimants, and a claim started right now, can only demand up to three months of back pay.
Wiggy
tactically it might suit them to pay everybody and then plead broke when it comes to the annual pay round
Yes indeed. This is precisely what the second thing to upset a lot of BA BALPA members this week, was all about.