Well with such a positive result for the half year it might prove difficult to find plausible excuses to reduce the required year end payout to the staff , so lets start immediately after the results are released
yes we did well, but compared to last year it's really not that great
yields are low ,freight is in the doldrums , fuel is very expensive and we really would love it if all of you worked for nothing which would make a significant bump to the bottom line
Bit like the boy who cried wolf once too often