Originally Posted by
monkey.tennis
From the things i am hearing from friends, morale seems to be on the turn at J2? Small sample size so hard to say if that’s widespread or not.
You hear correctly.
3% pay rise widely seen as a kick in the teeth.
Increase in day off payment clearly shows the plan to get through summer is by relying on crew working days off. Previous good relations between Mr Meeson and pilots meant guys being prepared to help out to keep the show on the road during the summer period when things got tight. Those days are sadly behind us now and gone with them is the goodwill of many.
Easy have seen significant rises recently and have a good roster stability during the summer months. They also have the option of significant financial reward for working a random roster. We work a random roster for less money and experience constant disruption, endless changes throughout the summer and relentless deep nights to Turkey, Canaries etc etc. Admittedly winter is okay but summer is frankly unbearable for the majority.
A number of part time options are said to be available however the reality is that they are now very difficult to get. The application process nearly always requires an appeal process through senior management and HR. Even if you are accepted onto it you will be taking a hefty pay cut but most likely working the same hours as before crammed into less days as they seem to write the part time rosters before everyone else's.
As a result of the recent pay rise, those who were on the fence about joining Balpa are now becoming increasingly motivated to get organised and I understand that Balpa are seeing record signups on the back of it. No doubt they will muddle through this summer but summer 26 could be a very different story if we can get a good percentage of the pilot body organised.