Now that a relief commander has to pass a dedicated line check, and a recent article by the Airbus fleet manager stated his disapointment at the number of failures on that line check, we should get paid properly for the position we hold.
At present you get paid half a yearly increment extra if you hold an frozen or thawed ATPL. Nothing for passing a relief commanders ground course, sim ride or line check. Nothing for the added responsibility, cr@p rest or reduced job satisfaction.
Don't forget that this soul distroying position saves the company millions of dollars a year. We get nothing except ANOTHER step toward command and the termendous amount of kudos and respect from the fleet office...NOT.