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Old 18th May 2020, 16:49
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PilotLZ
 
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The chances of actual job cuts at RYR are fairly slim, I believe. Maybe a general switch from salaried contracts to zero-hour ones, as it used to be in earlier days, but little to no actual job losses. As long as everyone is on a zero-hour contract and only getting paid for however much work he/she does, it hardly matters how many staff are there. Whether it will be one pilot doing 90 hours per month or three pilots doing 30 hours per month each, it doesn't make any difference to the balance sheet. MOL needs to have all hands on deck for the moment RYR can take over flights from any of the less fortunate carriers. And if that comes with lower than usual labour costs - well, that's even better for the shareholders. Most pilots are unlikely to oppose the move as staying in employment for 80% of your wage is still a long way better than being unemployed and not even able to claim unemployment benefits because of your bogus self-employment for the last X years. And that's how everyone is (reasonably) happy and ready to conquer new markets and come out of the crisis as one of the few winners.
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