One more point, and I don’t want to turn this to into a discussion on tax, but it’s relevant today.
Even if you do squeeze an extra 10k from your employer in your next EA, the government has just ensured you won’t see a single cent of that increase if you’re a typical pilot, compared to their stated tax policy yesterday. You’re already 5k p/a in the hole thanks to changes to stage 3.
Lifestyle improvements will cost the company far more than a few bucks in extra pay too. They will fight those tooth and nail.
if they had any sense, they’d roll over the new EA on exisiting terms on a 3%x 4 year deal. I don’t think they’re that smart.