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Old 18th Jan 2018, 06:23
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Chocks Away
 
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Keep seeing more and more job ads, yet bugger all increases in pay and conditions... who will cave first that’s the question! - ChaseIt

That there is EXACTLY the issue!

Some Airline managements overseas recognised it long ago and increased T's & C's to attract the crew & "save face", as it was very much a cultural pressure at play... not being the one responsible for having expensive aircraft parked against the fence. Fingers were pointed and managers responsible lost their jobs!

Now Australia... plenty of serious stern looks across Boardroom tables as pens are pushed around... meetings had with plenty of big fluffy words from HR & Consultants BUT STILL NO INCREASE IN TERMS & CONDITIONS!

Australia is an expensive, litigious and bureaucratic place now, regardless of all the lovely words mentioned previously like

Yes, each to their own, regarding personal circumstances plus the good point made earlier on generational capacities of the Baby-boomers etc etc.

Until more $$ are on the table for those at the coal face INSTEAD of bonuses for the Million Dollar muppets responsible for this, pilots (& engineers) will continue to flock overseas to gain respect, dollars and their early retirement.
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