Originally Posted by
RudderTrimZero
We urgently need to get a handle on this as pilots through whichever means. There needs to be a way of ascertaining when an airline has a right to hire foreign/cheap labour. They can pull the wool over the UK governments eyes by saying there is a pilot shortage, all-the-while not even increasing salaries by 5%.
Believe it or not, it's not down to Virgin to decide if they're allowed to hire non-UK citizens. That falls on the government, who currently require non-UK airline pilots to be paid £50,800 in order to satisfy a sponsored visa, which is a good chunk less than what the FO year one is at VS. Ultimately, who cares where the applicants come from? Variety in life and flying experience is a good thing. It's up to BALPA to actually negotiate a decent QOL for the flight crew they represent.