New terms and conditions of CR airways
Guys, the terms sent by Puppet master are the older terms, here's the revised conditions for an FO:
Pay is HK$41000 per month EXCEPT, its actually 36000, they hold back 15% and will pay you this as a gratuity IF you stay for 3 years( watch out for the clause which says they can fire you for ANY reason whatsoever). if you leave within three years, you are not entitled to a cent of this 15%
Health insurance is for yourself only, and it is upto a max of $HK130 of money a month that you claim back after seeing the doctor. Be advised doctors charge around HK$200 for a consultation.
15 days leave entitlement.
No per diem during overnights, so hope you like chinese breakfast at the hotel.
I think they're looking for type rated FO's now, but if you aren't type rated and they offer you a type rating, then be advised that they will say that they will pay for your accomodation, and flights(again no perdiems). However, what they mean is they will expect you to pay for the flights and hotel first, and that they will reimburse you MAYBE, sometime, when it suits them. This is to protect them in case you dont come back with a type rating. But watch out, in the offer letter, it makes you think that they will pay for everything first. BTW dont let them try to arrange tickets for you, they are quite disorganised and if they do manage to arrange air tickets, it's usually last minute,where you'll be paying a premium, and if you aren't successful, you'll be paying for the ticket yourself.
Again watch out for the type rating offer. Should you decide to leave within three years, they expect ALL the expenses to be paid back.This means the type rating, to the licence exams (which they make you pay for first) to the flights and hotel, even the initial sim ride interview. Not on a pro rata basis, I mean ALL of it.
So technically, after the 2 year on the 355 day, they can fire you, on the clause of "ANY REASON WHATSOEVER" you won't get a cent of your 15% that they hold back from the pay, AND they will expect you to pay back all training expenses. This is worst case, but the management hates pilots, and loves money, so please be cautious.