I don't think the modular route was ever frowned on by employers - too many of their senior pilots were modular students. What happened was that CAE and CTC spent a lot of money TELLING PEOPLE that the modular route was frowned on so they paid over the odds on their overpriced courses. Modular pilots have always demonstrated commitment far beyond their sunglassed brethren in integrated schools and stats from Ryanair, for example, show absolutely no difference in employability or professional standards between the two routes.