Yes, there is a total lack of understanding from management that you are putting your licence on the line and there have been many days when it just ain`t worth the risk, about £1 a day after tax in my case, but..............
If you`re just training someone to get a few extra pennies you`re in the wrong place. I see training as one of the more important parts of the job. It gives us the chance to pass on our experience to the people who within a couple of months will be making all the decisions for themselves.
If you can`t get satisfaction watching a trainee going from a zero hours newbie to a validated controller and on the way picking up something it took you years to learn then don`t bother.
How many of the people complaining about not getting enough cash for training were trained by people getting paid nothing for the pleasure of watching them stumble out of the starting blocks. Always remember where you came from you may be going back some day!