More than a few years back I was in an airline that was having recruiting problems, at the end of the day the only way they could find pilots was to increase the remuneration, in fact over the year I saw a 25% pay increase.
Being that a pay increase will be inevitable if the company is to increase the pilot workforce then it seems to me that the LGW pilot workforce may be more astute than some would think in getting a pay rise ( + T&C's) while waiting for the inevitable to happen and the company to further increase remuneration levels due to market forces.