@2unlimited: The reason there is no welfare state is that it would totally not work in Poland no one in common professions would like to work (they would work of course just illegally while receiving the benefits) if they could just get money, 40 years of forced (not elected) socialism did the trick. Plus the politicians would just use the extra tax on more administration and building stuff by their befriended companies.
As for pension of course the airline can offer private pension packages. But as long as it does not have to (because pilots will not work there if not) it will not do it. And no it will not help if the state force them to it cause they will just deduct it from the salary and you are in the same spot. As for social responsibility, I am definitely not alone to believe private insurance gives you a lot more for less than paying tax. I do not want anything gone I wish that pilots get better contracts and that they shall be free to choose the kind of contract. For me a better contract is being employed as company and getting 120 000 instead of 100 000 Euro a so called pay rise. Than being employed and not getting more money but making the company use 120 000 without any benefit to me. As for the UK how do you know the companies do not give you less pay rise because they have to pay for the pension?
As for a country that today is the mightiest in the world and in the past it was almost perfect its USA. Not anymore but in the past when they saved the world from national socialists, and communist socialists and even before that. Once upon a time people there paid just value added tax and no tax on income. As for the insurance its not gonna cost more than the tax you would have to pay for it since the tax have to pay for administration and a lot of other stuff. And who told you the airline will pay you if you are on employee contract and get sick? Seriously what planet do you live on? Even in Norway the company pay you 16 days then its up to the state to pay you. And the state will not pay you more than 6G even in Norway with 47 % of tax on what you earn above 6G. In Poland the state will pay you much less. So insurance is actually the only option to get paid the full salary if you are sick.....
As for Poland or other Eastern European nations the point is relevant you are allowed to work for only one airline or company. They discussed to change the law but discarded it. Imagine how can you discuss changing a law to prevent something if the law already did prevent it? Seriously how can a parliament wish to make a change if stuff already was like they wished to change it into?
As for deducting expanses there is a lot starting with a car that you need to get to the spot where your contracting company wish you to work as a pilot, then fuel for the car, then payments for necessary insurances (yes your insurance from being economically responsible for a possible mistake is relevant to your job as a company as many others) payment for the accountant & lawyer, PC etc. itd. and most important of all for people who also invest. You can mix deductible things between everything you do as a company, so if you for example own an aircraft that you rent to some other company a flight school for example, then you can deduct expenses on this one from income you get at airline job etc. itd. And investing is definitely not forbidden not by Wizz Air or any other airline, so maybe its possible people at Wizz can not be part time FI but they can definitely own something they rent to someone I believe. And for example in LOT you are for sure allowed to be part time FI in your free time. So suddenly having a company helps a lot with everything if you have something to invest and do not spend everything you earn. For example when you buy another aircraft its an investment you can deduct etc. itd.
Last edited by KT1988; 29th Apr 2019 at 18:49.