Bonuses of £55m at Network Rail
06-06-2008, 20:56
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Bonuses of £55m at Network Rail
I'm wondering how they can justify this after the shambles at Christmas. 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7439272.stm
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07-06-2008, 08:44
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Re: Bonuses of £55m at Network Rail
You have to pay the right amount to attract and retain the right people. Ther salaries are in line with comparable industries....
Of course i dont subscribe to that point of view but that will be the standard reply which will be trotted out.
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07-06-2008, 10:41
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Re: Bonuses of £55m at Network Rail
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You have to pay the right amount to attract and retain the right people. Ther salaries are in line with comparable industries....
Of course i dont subscribe to that point of view but that will be the standard reply which will be trotted out.
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Not really relevent in this case, as Network Rail clearly don't have the "right" people.
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07-06-2008, 11:03
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Re: Bonuses of £55m at Network Rail
£55 million. They could get Jonathan Ross 3 times for that.
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07-06-2008, 14:52
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Re: Bonuses of £55m at Network Rail
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£55 million. They could get Jonathan Ross 3 times for that.
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Yeah but he'd be just as useless... 
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07-06-2008, 15:18
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Re: Bonuses of £55m at Network Rail
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Yeah but he's be just as useless... |
And besides it'd then become Netwerk Wail.
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07-06-2008, 15:28
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Re: Bonuses of £55m at Network Rail
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Yeah but he'd be just as useless... |
What? He's well qualified surely?
He had Shania Twain on his show as a guest once... 
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07-06-2008, 15:31
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Re: Bonuses of £55m at Network Rail
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What? He's well qualified surely?
He had Shania Twain on his show as a guest once... |
If I gave you my honest summation of Ross I'd get warned and threatened with infractions...Besides he's off topic.
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07-06-2008, 15:56
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Re: Bonuses of £55m at Network Rail
Ye, don't take this off the rails, let's keep it on track. 
Sorry.
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