Originally Posted by
bringbackthe80s
Why would you not be payed from day 1, and why would anyone turn up to work for free?
Anazing we got to the point of even talking about something like this
Because the net pay you receive when you do start flying can be significantly higher than if you were on a ‘normal’ contract. I’m not here to get into a debate about the rights and wrongs of self employment but ultimately net pay of the self employed guys can, in certain circumstances, be a lot higher. Hence their acceptance of working ‘free’ for groundschool.