NATS-Annual-Report-2015
NATS-Annual-Report-2015
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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts <strong>2015</strong> | <strong>NATS</strong> Holdings Limited<br />
Financial Statements 106<br />
Notes forming part of the<br />
consolidated accounts<br />
(continued)<br />
6. Operating profit for the year<br />
Operating profit for the year has been arrived at after charging/(crediting):<br />
a. Redundancy and relocation costs<br />
<strong>NATS</strong> (Services) Limited is undertaking a reorganisation, which included voluntary redundancies in the year. Last year, <strong>NATS</strong> (En Route)<br />
plc undertook a voluntary redundancy programme to reduce its operating costs to meet the challenging cost efficiency targets set for<br />
Reference Period 2 (RP2: <strong>2015</strong>-2019). These costs are considered to be exceptional. The group also incurs other redundancy costs in<br />
the normal course of business.<br />
Relocation costs are incurred as a result of the redeployment of staff following site closures or following contract termination. Credits<br />
are reported where costs incurred were lower than originally estimated. To the extent that staff cannot be redeployed, termination terms<br />
are agreed. In response to the economic downturn and changes in technology, voluntary redundancy may also be offered to staff in<br />
some areas of the business.<br />
<strong>2015</strong> 2014<br />
£m £m<br />
Exceptional redundancy costs 9.2 40.8<br />
Other redundancy costs 1.2 0.6<br />
Relocation of staff to the Prestwick centre - (0.1)<br />
Relocation relating to the Birmingham Airport contract 0.4 -<br />
10.8 41.3<br />
Redundancy costs include pension augmentation costs, see note 7a.<br />
Financial<br />
Statements