Originally Posted by
nickler
Ryanair or easyjet would offer You a legal national contract where you are considered an employee with taxes and social security paid. Many other airlines would do the same.
Are you aware of the fact that you are not employed by Avion, but you are instead contracted by some agencies based in some tax heavens which in turn send you to work for their client like Avion for instance?
Are You aware of the fact that your “very good salary” is gross? Today you’re probably a 20-something y.o. just starting to get some money in the bank so your tax office won’t bother too much. Try that in your 40s and 50s with houses and stuff under your name and see how you get away with a gross salary.
My very good salary is gross and it's up to me to deduct it correctly in my country, via my own established company for this exact purpose, that gives me very good tax rates if I do everything correctly.
It's not 100%, but I'm keeping close to 90%.
Also I'm not sure why you get age in the argument. Avion has captains of all ages and most of them are more than happy to keep this arrangement.
Maybe even if it's through an agency, we have more security than some flag carriers. Because while these so called airlines are trying to scrape the barrel with hilariously bad wages, there's a certain type of company that'll pick their slack, and it'll be happy to do it forever.
That type of company is Avion. I mean, it's not surprising that they doubled their fleet in 2 years, and are expecting another 15 aircraft in 2024, or is it?
Once again not defending avion in particular, I just find it amusing that people are bashing companies just for the sake of it.
I've witnessed more dangerous behaviours on flag carriers and low costs than I've ever witnessed in avion, at least until now.