Unfortunately this seems to becoming the norm.
Until there is a real pilot shortage airlines will be able to hire pilots with these cra**y T and C's.
There are still lots of low hour pilots and recently graduated students who are happy to prostitute themselves to the airlines, so that they can get their feet on the first rung of the ladder.
And whilst the bean counters keep getting away with it they will, makes good business sense to them.
There will have to be a real good turnaround in the pilot job market for it to stop happening.