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SQ CARGO IS NOT A VERY GOOD PLACE AT LEAST NOT RECOMMENDED, HOWEVER INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCES SHALL PREVAIL.
I AM IN THE SYSTEM SINCE THE START AND CANNOT MOVE DUE TO THE BOND.
ROUTES ARE GREAT BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS WAY TOO LOW.
MONTHLY AVERAGE FLYING 25-40 HOURS HIGHLY VARIABLE.THE MAINLINE BOYS GET THE PREMIUM FLIGHTS.
***FLYING ALLOWANCE(PRODUCTIVITY PFH IS S$55) THIS IS VERY SHORT AND HARD TO COME BY.
CARGO CREWS PAX A HELL OF A LOT AVERAGE 35-50 HOURS A MONTH(EG JFK-SIN/SIN-LAX/HKG-ANC/SIN-LHR).
I WISH THEY GAVE US FREQUENT FLYER MILES.
NO DISCOUNTED TRAVEL ONLY ID75.
THE TRAVEL AGENT IN TOWN IS CHEAPER AND YOUR SEAT IS CONFIRMED.
YOU ONLY GET ONE SET OF TICKETS FOR THE FAMILY ONCE A YEAR THATS IT.
THE BOND IS FOR S$142000 OF WHICH S$56000 HAS TO BE IN A BANK GUARANTEE. THE BANK CHARGES A COMMISSION OF 1-1.5% DEPENDING ON THE BANK.
BANK OF INDIA IS THE LOWEST COMMISION IS 0.5%.
HOUSING ALLOWANCE IS S$3000 PER MONTH YOU MAY GET A 3 BEDROOM 1700SQ FT,ON THE EAST COAST WHICH IS THE DESIRED LOCATION FOR MOST EXPATS FOR A FEW MORE HUNDRED DOLLARS EXTRA SAY S$ 3100-3800 HENCE YOU WILL HAVE TO POCKET WHAT IS MORE THAN S$3000.
SCHOOLING IS GREAT MOST OF THE EXPATS SEND THEIR KIDS TO UNITED WORLD COLLEGE (UWCSEA), FEES FOR A TERM(4 MONTHS) IS A S$6500-7800 HOWEVER YOU WILL BE PAID AT S$1400 PER MONTH PER CHILD MAX 2 KIDS.
HERETO YOU WILL HAVE TO POCKET S$1100-2100 ADDITIONAL PER KID DEPENDING ON THE CHILDS AGE.
LIVING COST EG:UTILITIES (ELECTRICITY/WATER/GAS/CABLE TV/FIXED TELEPHONE) WORKS OUR TO ABOUT S$1000PER MONTH. MOBILE COST NOT INCLUDED.
BOTTOM LINE:
IF THE CARGO CREWS ARE GIVEN EXTRA FLYING WITH A REDUCTION IN PAXING HOURS THEN YOU WILL HAVE ALLOWANCES AROUND S$4500-7000.
THEN THIS WOULD BE GREAT BUT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AND ALL OF US EXPECTED THIS WHEN WE JOINED.
ONCE YOU PUT YOUR SIGNATURE TO THE DOTTED LINE I DO NOT RECOMMEND YOU DEFAULT.
CARGO 744 CREWS ARE TREATED AS THIRD CLASS STOCK.
FIRST CLASS ARE THE MAINLINE B744
SECOND CLASS ARE THE A345/B777
TAXATION WILL BE COVERED IN THE ISSUE.