Originally Posted by
dr dre
No - just pointing out that a one off bonus won’t keep people in a job nor attract them there. Plenty of airlines in Australia offering bonuses to join or sign off on an EA, but it doesn’t seem to stop the flood of pilots to jobs with better T&Cs.
A bonus is temporary and at company discretion. What is better is a solid contract with good T&Cs that can’t be altered on a whim, and solid career progression. I’d rather those than a one off several month bonus.
But we’re not talking about sign on or EA bonuses. The bonus Emirates paid is related to record revenue and profits according to reports which in turn is related to the post COVID recovery in travel. That is the comparison the OP made with Q.
https://www.aviationbusinessme.com/n...their%20salary.
A bonus doesn’t keep people on a job. On the contrary I’ve known people to wait for a bonus, or backpay to appear in their bank account and resign the next day.
Back pay is not a bonus, it is a negotiated entitlement. It would be churlish to leave a company prior to being paid your entitlements.