As for a company requiring permanent automation - that is complete lunacy and such an operator needs a complete change of personnel at the top and the Flight Ops. inspector sacking.
That would call for a change of personnel in many, many airlines around the world. What about all the bus drivers? The A310 was the last one that could be "handflown". In all the later models, one only manipulates the autopilot with the joystick.
To be quite honest, with the capabilities of today's automation, the the weakest link is squishy bit strapped into the seat. Rather keep it from interfering too much. Sad but true. Today the main purpose of us is to manage the flight, the plane and the fellow crew members, rather than playing on the controls.