Originally Posted by
Skippy69
If they're short of pilots and you do a good job in the sim (Prior preparation prevents piss poor performance), you meet the requirements (3000 hours min ain't exactly nothing), if you have what they're looking for, and pilot attrition is an issue, why couldn't you ask for a better deal?
I get it, they're Chinese tyrants now, but just an idea, rather than accept what is seemingly a crap sandwich. What if you said you had offers from other airlines? I mean, look at the Australian company Network Aviation, standing up for what a pilot is worth?
The only problem with your line of thinking is that you are not supported on a contractual level. They can agree to your terms and write a letter accepting this, but then revoke it through a notice stating that all new employees will be employed under xxx terms.
The point here is this is not a contract, unlike your fellow pilots at Network who are trying to improve a contract.
CX employ pilots under a handbook, try and find a definition of that and what protections it affords you ( HINT: look inside the document and its only there you will find it)