Originally Posted by
aussie1234
Australian pilots get employed to teach others to fly. Local businesses benefit from increased economic activity. What’s the problem here?
aussie1234,
Why assume Australians will be (in the majority) employed??
In a phone call yesterday an interesting scenario was sketched out to me (and NO!!, it wasn't Dick) , involving exploiting the existing immigration laws as they apply to students who have done something like a university degree or similar here.
Under "appropriate" circumstances, graduated student can remain for post-graduate training and experience for some years, and for the lucky (canny) few, it can lead to Australian permanent residence and later, citizenship.
You can work out the rest --- kids under contract from China, India or wherever do however many years the law allows gaining "post graduate experience" as F/Os before they have to return home, producing a steady supply of RHS chairwarmers, or alternatively, junior instructors "gaining experience" to do the bulk of the flying training in a MPL course where the actual flight time is "as per the syllabus".
As for the "terms and conditions" --- the sundry awards and contracts would not necessarily automatically apply.
The bean counters reign, and everybody else gets soaked.
Tootle pip!!