BA`s ST deal
you guys have got it all wrong!
point 1. we understand that quantas changed the rules for current serving staff
and left all retired staff on original agreement.
to date we understand ba are the only airline to adopt the policy of stopping all ST for retired staff and treating them with total indifference.
point 2. ba staff who took severance/redundancy in the early 80`s where on a very special deal, as follows;
The government of the day wanted to "privatise" ba., but they could not because
ba was considerably overstaffed. they needed to "let go" at least ten thousand staff.
so a very special FANTASTIC deal was offered this involved a large lump sum and a very special staff travel offer. This offer was not a concession, but a "firm" offer of staff travel forming part of the contract to leave the airline under the special severance deal.