Frosty Hoar
I seemed to have touched raw nerve with what were genuine questions-sorry if it offended.
The facts are as stated though-only two BY staff members have so far signed up with the Germans and two have come back dissatisfied with the terms and conditions, preferring to take their luck with whatever the future may hold. The rest would not even entertain the idea of going -preferring redundancy. Three dispatchers are currently "on trial".
Rapid climber
I am afraid I do not know the mentioned individuals-the shift pattern has been in use though for many years and in all honesty have no idea where the idea came from-but as with all things in this business it may well have been handed down via various people from that same source.