More Dosh for Instructors!
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I thought that the following may be of interest to you all:
Tayside Aviation (largest FTO in Scotland) are being taken to court by the Inland Revenue for non-payment of minimum wage. At last someone seems to be taking this issue very seriously!
When I was in this situation, not even BALPA were interested, despite repeated phone calls!
The Inland Revenue have ruled (apparently) that while you are at work ie. 0900-1700, you are required to be paid minimum wage irrespective of your flying hours.
This is great news for instructors, hopefully meaning that we can all be paid a sensible rate for the hard work that we all do!
We should all take action, and if we are being underpaid, call the inland revenue, and lodge a complaint. They will of course keep the informant annonymous.
In Scotland, the chap dealing with the situation is Mr Greenlees, and can be contacted on 01224401236. I am sure that if you are south of the border, he can provide you with any relevant info.
It is about time that Instructors took a stance and refuse to work for peanuts!
This is your big chance!!!
If we all stand united, and refuse to work for low pay, FTO`s will be forced to pay sensible money! It`s nice to know that now we have a government body on our side!
Please post any relevant comments below.