I'm curious. How can anyone be put on duty = SBY, and not be paid. An employee is paid a salary, thus SBY's are covered. A contract pilot is paid only if they fly. If they are rostered for SBY and not paid, yet incur expenses to be at a nominal base, why do it? Why should anyone be on duty for no pay. Seems daft, and perhaps illegal, to me! Is this another example of pilots letting themselves be rolled-over. Time to stand up, me thinks.
P.S. Is there not an EU move afoot to equalise the T's & C's for fulltime and part-time/contract workers?