This seems to be a common practice with owners of smaller G.A companies in Australia. I spent many years in G.A companies and have seen and heard alot of things that simply wouldn't be tollerated in other professions. This is just another case of a greedy owner trying to screw the people who work hard to provide him with his income so he can drive expensive cars and live the high life. As usual he believes that if you shake a tree a dozen pilots will fall out and be willing to work for next to nothing. You guys and girls at NAC must stand strong and fight for your rights and set the bar at a level that will send a message to other operators that you are professionals and you must be treated as such.
This will be a hard fight but stay with it guys.