Originally Posted by
Apate
It would be an interesting comparison, assuming someone could find some accurate payscales from that era. The N Sea salaries and work patterns underwent something of a major evolution in the early 2000s, when salaries went up by about 30% over a few years and the number of days worked moved from about 220 per year to about 182 days per year.
If I were a betting man, I would say the current workforce has a much better package, including salary, than that of the late 70s.
£9757 for me tax year '77-78, four days on two off throughout the year except when flying through the strike when it was four on one off four on two off. New to civilian life I joined Bristow's just before the strike and knew nothing about it until I bumped into another pilot whilst on a day off!