What of Nigeria Pay?
The helicopter industry in Nigeria is at a turning point. The terms and conditions that were imposed when jobs were hard to come by still stand. As things have changed in our favour world wide it is time to more than compensate the workforce in Nigeria, it is time to reward us for being here. Why should anyone stay when the reward for working in one of the most challenging environments in the world is less than most other places? Most pilots including nationals who have the abillity to travel are looking very hard at the alternatives.
People need to feel valued. That is missing.
The rotation has to be favourable, the pay has to be attractive and an individual needs to feel cared for. None of this is the case at the moment. The bean counters who make decisions about our lives here need us to do the work so they can have some beans to count!
Nigeria is an experience, but one I can no longer afford.