Are you employable?

[chopper2]

Originally Posted by Hansof

Has anyone suffered from this: flying 100 hours a month and looking for another job? After 6 months - find the job (type-rated - start ASAP) and then have to work 3 months notice. Net result - after 9 months at 100hrs a month new employer cannot use you for 3 months so job offer either never materialises or is withdrawn, or start date is delayed for a 3 month 'salary free' period.

Or am I cynical? Suppose your job disappears after 6 months? Redundancy not there as employer isn't either?

Should flying 70hrs a month be a maximum (Ok, one month you do more to help out) so that you are employable when you or they decide it is time to move on? Is an employer allowed to mess up your chances of another job like this?

Hi Hansof

Looks like I am about to start working for such an outfit (I have my reasons) and I guess I will have to think of a year as a minimum commitment. Work nine months and 900 hours, then give notice ............ they can’t work me so I will get three months paid leave!

Good plan, BUT I doubt that it will work. They will either "Invite" me to fly a desk or fire me without notice for refusing to do so!

The real question is why would we work for these companies if we didn’t have our own personal reasons? Look before you leap, then brace yourself! Perhaps they are serving a purpose, much like the Foreign Legion!

Try to keep smiling and remember, things will improve with time - Think Stepping Stones.

Regards